For the first time in history, a woman is venturing to the Moon.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to make that milestone on NASA's Artemis II mission — a daring ~10-day journey that will send four astronauts on a voyage around the Moon and farther from Earth than any woman has ever traveled before.
Serving as mission specialist aboard the Orion spacecraft, Koch will help test critical life support, navigation, and communication systems as the crew travels hundreds of thousands of miles into deep space.
She already holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman — 328 days aboard the International Space Station — and in 2019, she took part in the first all-female spacewalk.
Since the Apollo era, nearly 90% of astronauts have been men. Artemis II represents not only a leap in technology, but a profound shift in who gets to explore the cosmos.
“If there’s something to celebrate, it’s that we are at a time when anyone who has a dream gets to work equally hard to achieve that dream,” Koch said. “If we’re not going for all and by all, we’re not truly answering humanity’s call to explore.”
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🚨ARTEMIS II CREW ENTER QUARANTINE 🚨
NASA has confirmed the Artemis II crew began their 14 days in quarantine. Entering quarantine now preserves the April 1st launch opportunity
🕘Launch NET: April 1, 2026
📅Launch Window: 6:24PM - 8:24PM EST
🔁Additional opportunities through April
We are getting closer to humanity’s return to deep space and this time we are going back together!
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The next @NorthropGrumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft launch to the space station is targeted for no earlier than April 8. Media can apply to watch by March 18. https://t.co/5sere94150
A total lunar eclipse is coming 🌕 🌏 ☀️
In the early morning hours of March 3, 2026 (UTC), the full Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, reddening the lunar surface. Here’s what you need to know: https://t.co/3yyVsE22An
Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
NASA astronauts will soon fly with the latest smartphones, beginning with Crew-12 and Artemis II. We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world. Just as important, we challenged long-standing processes and qualified modern hardware for spaceflight on an expedited timeline. That operational urgency will serve NASA well as we pursue the highest-value science and research in orbit and on the lunar surface. This is a small step in the right direction.
58 years after Apollo 8’s historic trip around the Moon, NASA is heading back. This time, our crew is going farther into space than any human in history.
Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen will embark on a ten-day mission around the Moon, marking America’s grand return to the lunar environment.
Artemis II marks the beginning of the boldest series of missions the world has ever seen. Through the Artemis campaign, we will maintain American superiority in space, land American astronauts on the Moon, and establish a lunar base all before the end of 2028.
Godspeed Artemis II 🇺🇸