Artemis II astronauts describe mission to moon
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Ahead of that, Nasa plans another crewed test mission, Artemis III, in 2027, to rehearse Orion's rendezvous and docking with one or more lunar landers and to try out the new spacesuits if they are ready in time. When Artemis IV finally flies, the astronauts will be heading to the Moon's south pole.
It’ll be one quick step for man. NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon within two years after Artemis II’s successful return to Earth on Friday — with the program’s final test flight, Artemis III,
"It's 13 minutes of things that have to go right," NASA said of the reentry and splashdown, the first with astronauts from the moon in over 50 years.