NASA prepares historic Artemis II moon mission, its first crewed lunar flight in 50 years NASA’s Artemis II, launching as early as Feb. 6, marks the first human lunar flyby since Apollo, carrying four astronauts (including the first woman and person of color) on a 10-day test flight around the Moon. The mission will rigorously evaluate NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, ensuring safety for deep-space travel ahead of planned lunar landings and a sustainable Moon base by 2035. Beneath NASA’s public narrative of scientific progress, unresolved issues include militarization risks, corporate influence (e.g., Big Tech and defense…

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