NASA Hosts Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference After Historic Moon Mission
The Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center to discuss their historic mission around the Moon, following their return to Earth on April 10.
Key Points
- Artemis II crew will discuss their historic Moon mission at NASA Johnson Space Center
- Mission launched April 1 and crew returned to Earth on April 10
- First crewed flight of NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the Moon
Full Details
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will hold a postflight news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew returned to Earth on April 10 after splashing down off the coast of San Diego and arrived in Houston on April 11 for standard postflight reconditioning, evaluations, and lunar science debriefs. The Artemis II mission launched April 1 on NASA's SLS rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a significant milestone in NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the Moon. Media representatives can join by phone after RSVPing to the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday, April 15. This mission represents the first crewed flight of the Artemis program and paves the way for future lunar exploration.
Why It Matters
This mission marks a critical step in NASA's plan to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars.
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