Overview
- Artemis II lifted off with Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman in command, starting a crewed test flight toward the moon.
- The mission plan calls for two Earth orbits, a lunar flyby, and a return to a planned Pacific Ocean splashdown.
- The crew consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
- Friends and former classmates gathered at Mother’s North Grille in Timonium to watch the liftoff, while NASA staff in Greenbelt said they will track the mission through splashdown.
- The flight is the first human trip to lunar distance in more than 50 years and could set a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth.