Inside Artemis II astronauts' rigorous training for their historic flight around the moon

January 30, 2026

TL;DR

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed moon mission in over 50 years, is nearing its early February launch.
The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon.
Astronauts are undergoing intensive training at the Johnson Space Center using flight simulators.
Trainers create various emergency scenarios, from minor sensor failures to major emergencies like fires, to test the crew's response.
The goal of the simulations is to prepare the crew and mission control to adapt to unexpected events.
The crew consists of commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

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