NASA’s Artemis II is coming: The space jargon cheat sheet you need before NASA’s moon mission

NASA’s Artemis II mission is getting ready to make a major step in human space exploration, sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Scheduled for April 1, 2026, the 10-day mission will launch from Kennedy Space Center aboard the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft. The mission supports NASA’s long-term goal of establishing sustained lunar presence and advancing exploration toward Mars and beyond.