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Return Window

As NASA’s Artemis II mission prepares for its high-speed re-entry and scheduled splashdown in the Pacific off San Diego, it marks more than the end of a test flight.

Return Trajectory

The launch of Artemis II is being celebrated as a technological milestone, but its deeper significance lies elsewhere.

NASA set to return to moon, to launch Artemis I mission

The American space agency is targeting liftoff on August 29 between 8:33 a.m. ET and 10:33 a.m. ET. Artemis I will not carry astronauts, nor land on the moon, however, the mission is critical to demonstrating that NASA's monster rocket and deep space capsule can deliver on their promised abilities.