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The Artemis II mission spans about a 250,000-mile journey, marking a major step toward returning humans to the Moon within roughly two years.

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The crew comprises Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will travel about 600,000 miles around the Moon before returning.

NASA emphasizes the orange suits are built for high visibility in emergencies to support swift rescue and recovery operations after splashdown.

Artemis II astronauts will wear bright orange Orion Crew Survival System suits designed to sustain life for up to six days if cabin pressure is lost and to aid survival after splashdown, with each suit carrying a life preserver, personal locator beacon, rescue knife, and a signaling kit that includes a mirror, strobe, flashlight, whistle, and light sticks.

The suits’ international orange color is chosen for maximum visibility to facilitate rapid spotting by search-and-rescue teams during ocean or other recovery scenarios.

The crew has arrived at Kennedy Space Center and is in quarantine as part of preparations; Wiseman stresses deliberate, non-rushed operations and crew familiarity in the cockpit.

Artemis aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon, including exploring the south pole for water ice to support life and rocket fuel, and to lay groundwork for future crewed missions to Mars, drawing inspiration from Artemis’s mythic namesake.

A mascot named Rise, created by a 2nd grader, will accompany the crew as a zero-gravity indicator; Rise contains an SD card with the names of more than 5.6 million participants in NASA’s 'Send Your Name With Artemis' campaign.

Artemis II is scheduled to launch around April 1, 2026, within a two-hour window starting at 6:24 p.m. ET, with additional opportunities through April 6; the crew will orbit the Moon for about 10 days and return to test life-support systems for future missions.

Launch is planned for 6:24 p.m. local time, weather permitting.