ICYMI: Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will launch its Artemis II mission around the moon in February 2026. The Artemis II mission would be the first to land astronauts on the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972. Roger Baird, associate director at Marshall, said Marshall has been involved with critical tests and reviews in keeping the lunar mission on schedule. Baird said crews have been running full mission simulations for pre-launch, launch and ascent scenarios and managing challenges along the way. “When the next astronauts land on the moon, they’ll do it in industry-led human landing systems managed at Marshall... to develop landers to safely transport crews to and from the lunar surface and prepare for future missions to Mars,” said Roger Baird, associate director at Marshall. Reporting by Scott Turner #rocketcity #nasa #artemisii #marshallspacecenter #moon