From left, Artemis II NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander, and Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida tour Artemis II operations inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. For Artemis II, four astronauts will venture around the Moon, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence for science and exploration through Artemis.