Overview

• The 212-foot core stage was transported from New Orleans to Florida's Kennedy Space Center for final assembly.
• Artemis II will carry four astronauts, including the first woman and the first Black person to leave Earth's orbit, on a 10-day mission around the Moon.
• NASA faces challenges, including addressing heat shield issues and managing project delays.
• The Artemis program's budget surpasses other NASA missions, with significant investment in commercial partnerships.
• Future Artemis missions aim to return humans to the lunar surface and eventually land on Mars.