NASA reveals reason why aren’t Artemis II astronauts won't be landing on the moon when they get there following their launch on 1st April

As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive design process for a crewed lunar rover, and continued building a heavy-lift rocket powerful enough to leave Earth orbit.

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume shut down moon landing conspiracy theories Wednesday, saying he never doubted for a single moment that American astronauts reached the moon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the first crewed mission to the moon in over 53 years Wednesday,

"It's 13 minutes of things that have to go right," NASA said of the reentry and splashdown, the first with astronauts from the moon in over 50 years.

The Artemis program was officially named and announced by NASA in May 2019, when Artemis III was intended to land “the first woman and next man” on the lunar South Pole in 2024. Since then, the uncrewed Artemis I test flight launched in 2022, and Artemis II is complete.

After the safe return of four astronauts from a historic flyby of the moon last week, NASA is shifting focus to its next challenge:

NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.

The Artemis II mission to the moon will likely stir conspiracy theories about lunar landings. A compelling piece of evidence is often overlooked.

Among the objects Charles Duke Jr. left on the moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972 was a photo of his young family of four.