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The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?

TechnologyApril 11, 2026
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The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
"The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
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The Artemis era well and truly began Friday evening when a shiny spacecraft that had traveled 700,000 miles around the Moon, carrying four astronauts, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

For NASA, for its international partners, and for all of humanity the successful conclusion of the Artemis II mission marked a return to deep space by our species after more than half a century.

It was a spectacular achievement, and NASA deserves credit for making something what is very difficult look relatively easy. But it also raises an important question: What comes next?

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