In February 2026, NASA will announce that it will conduct the first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century.

NASA announced its intention to conduct a ten-day lunar journey with a group of astronauts in February 2026. The US space agency had previously promised to launch the mission by the end of April of the following year, but has stated that it intends to launch sooner. Half a century has passed since the last time a nation conducted a crewed mission to the Moon. NASA will send four astronauts to test the systems. The Artemis II mission is the second phase of the Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the Moon and, ultimately, achieve a permanent presence on its surface.