NASA's Artemis 2 crew gears up for historic moon mission

Technology Jan 27, 2026

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts just started their two-week pre-launch quarantine on January 23, making sure everyone stays healthy before heading to the Moon.
The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen (from Canada)—could launch as soon as early February.

What's happening next?

Artemis 2 will send humans around the Moon for the first time since 1972, with a 10-day lunar flyby planned.
While in quarantine at Johnson Space Center, the team keeps training and gets regular health checks. About six days before launch, they'll move to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Meanwhile, NASA is prepping a key rocket fueling test on February 2 to make sure everything's ready for this big step back into deep space.