NASA's Curious Universe Artemis II: Meet the Moonbound Astronauts
Jan 13, 2026
Join NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen as they prepare for the Artemis II mission, flying around the Moon for the first time in decades. Wiseman shares his extensive experience, while Glover talks about his role as pilot. Koch discusses her engineering insights, and Hansen shares his unique background with underwater and cave explorations. The crew dives into their intensive training, emotional preparations, and hopes for future lunar missions, making the challenges of space travel sound both thrilling and relatable.
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Artemis II Is A Validation Step
- Artemis II is a systems-validation mission to prove Orion and operations for future lunar landings.
- The crew's primary goal is to prepare spacecraft and procedures for Artemis III and beyond.
Treehouse Turned Spaceship
- Jeremy built an elaborate treehouse spaceship with a control column, switches and cardboard dials as a kid.
- That childhood imagination seeded his lifelong passion for flying and space.
Far-Side Flyby: Alone With The Moon
- The crew will fly a far-side lunar flyby with hours of unique views and a 45-minute communications blackout.
- That isolated period will leave the four astronauts alone with the Moon and their capsule.