The end of the historic Artemis II mission kicks off a race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon.
Over the past 10 days, four astronauts flew around the moon, travelled further into space than any humans in history, and will soon splash down into the welcoming waters of the Pacific Ocean. The spectacular success of NASA’s Artemis II mission has now set the stage for the U.S.’s return to the lunar surface, currently planned for early 2028—which, in turn, readies humanity to irreversibly transform the moon into a permanently inhabited location.
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