NASA’s next Moon mission is Artemis II , and the current public target is no earlier than April 1, 2026. It’s a 10-day crewed flyby around the Moon, not a landing mission yet.

Quick Scoop

  • Mission: Artemis II.
  • Current launch target: April 1, 2026 at 6:24 p.m. EDT.
  • What it will do: Send four astronauts around the Moon and back.
  • Why it matters: It will be NASA’s first crewed Moon mission since 1972.

Next step after that

NASA’s Artemis III is the mission intended to land astronauts on the Moon, and NASA’s published material says that mission is part of the path to a lunar landing.

If you want, I can also give you the full Artemis timeline in a simple list.