Artemis II kisses the Moon! – Space Renaissance with Artemis II on lunar farside!

Panelists: Prof. Bernard Foing (SRI president, CEO LUNEX EuroMoonMars ILEWG COSPAR9), Adriano V. Autino (SRI Founder, CEO, and VP), and Sabine Heinz (SRI webinar moderator), together with SRI Board members and space experts.

Artemis II was launched on 1 April 2026 aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with 4 astronauts in the Orion capsule targeted by the ESA service module towards the Moon and safely back. It builds on the partial success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022 and is demonstrating a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. On 6 April, the Orion capsule will be closest to the Moon (at around 7400 km).

SRI will celebrate this special moment for humanity. We’ll have SRI Board Members and experts giving information and comments about Artemis and future lunar exploration and, hopefully, settlement programs.

Astronauts will see part of the Moon’s far side and poles not seen by humans before (even though we had global views of the Moon from robotic probes since SMART-1 , Chang’E 1-2, Chandrayaan 1-2, LRO, and other missions).

Space Renaissance International (SRI) actively supports the NASA-led Artemis program, advocating for it as a critical step toward human civilization becoming multi-planetary. As a UN COPUOS observer, SRI emphasizes international cooperation and has proposed that Artemis and ILRS coalitions plant a UN flag on the Moon to symbolize peace and shared heritage.

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