Artemis II splashed down last week, ending the first American lunar mission in over 50 years. But the Artemis initiative is far from over. Artemis III was originally envisioned as a lunar landing mission, but it was significantly revised in February 2026 to ensure safety and technology readiness. Now, it will instead serve as a…
The photon frontier: how O2O Lasercom is redefining deep-space data on Artemis II
The Artemis II crew has completed its lunar flyby and is embarking on its return trajectory to Earth after setting a new record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from our home planet, 252,760 miles. Artemis II is the first crewed mission to the lunar vicinity in over 50 years, since Apollo 17…
NASA prepares Artemis II for launch, marking a critical milestone in SLS and Orion R&D
NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch this Wednesday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is a 10-day journey around the moon, marking the first launch towards the moon since 1972. The crew includes three NASA astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and one Canadian astronaut: Jeremy Hansen.…