Will Artemis II launch this week? Either way, you can taste Krispy Kreme’s moon mission donut if you act fast |
Will Artemis II launch this week? Either way, you can taste Krispy Kreme’s moon mission donut if you act fast
Inspired by ‘NASA’s iconic imagery,’ the sweet treat is here to celebrate what is expected to be a historic space endeavor. Here’s what to know.
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The next few days could be a historic one for manned spaceflight. After a previous delay, it’s possible that NASA’s Artemis II manned lunar mission may finally blast off this week.
But no matter what, Krispy Kreme’s limited-edition doughnut commemorating the mission is a go. Here’s what you need to know.
The Artemis II mission is a historic one for NASA. It is the second major phase of the five-stage Artemis Program, whose ultimate goal is to establish a permanent base on Earth’s moon, with future missions envisioned for Mars.
Artemis I launched in 2022 and sent the unmanned Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit around the moon. That mission was a prelude to Artemis II, which may launch this week.
Artemis II will be different than Artemis I, in that it will be a manned mission to the moon. However, its four astronauts will not be setting foot on the moon. Instead, they will remain in the orbiter as it circles the lunar body.
Yet while the four astronauts will not actually land on the moon, the crew of Artemis II will make history.
The Artemis II mission will be the first crewed mission to the moon—and the first to go beyond the range of low Earth orbit—in the 21st century. That last manned mission to the moon happened all the way back in 1972.
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