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What today\u2019s rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center lacks in pop-diva star power<\/a> it more than makes up for in ambition: the first crewed return mission<\/a> to the moon in over half a century is sending four astronauts (quite literally) out of this world. Below, find absolutely everything you need to know about NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission.<\/p>\n NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch\u2014as well as Jeremy Hansen, from the Canadian Space Agency\u2014will take off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. Eastern time. Once the mission is completed, Koch will become the first woman in history to orbit the moon<\/a> and Glover, the mission\u2019s pilot, will become the first Black man to make the journey.<\/p>\n Per NASA<\/a>, the goal of the Artemis II launch is \u201cto verify modern human capabilities in deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface.\u201d<\/p>\n The four astronauts\u2019 journey\u2014orbiting the moon and returning to Earth\u2014will total 10 days.<\/p>\n The suits the astronauts will wear aboard Artemis II are officially International Orange (the exact color of the Golden Gate Bridge) and feature what the New York Times<\/em> has described<\/a> as \u201creflective, sky-blue accent stripes that form a heroic V at the torso and circle the thighs and the upper arms, where they emphasize the armadillo-like articulation of the shoulders.\u201d Chic!<\/p>\n That would have to be RISE, a baseball-cap-wearing plushie designed by eight-year-old Lucas Ye, who told the California Post<\/em><\/a> of his contest-winning design: \u201cI like space, I like rockets, I like NASA, I like the solar system. I like studying about space.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWho is aboard Artemis II?<\/h2>\n
What is the goal of the Artemis II mission?<\/h2>\n
How long will the Artemis II mission be?<\/h2>\n
What are the Artemis II astronauts wearing to orbit the moon?<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s the most unusual object onboard Artemis II?<\/h2>\n