NASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again

NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis II mission, which will send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. During Trump's second term, the agency completed two human spaceflight missions and launched 15 science missions while accelerating work on lunar exploration and Mars technologies. The mission aims to prepare for a sustained American return to the lunar surface, with plans for astronauts to land on the Moon by 2028 and establish a permanent lunar base.