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Artemis II Insignia Honours All
T
he four astronauts who will be the
first to fly to the Moon under NASA’s
Artemis campaign have designed
an emblem to represent their mission that
references both their distant destination
and the home they will return to. The crew
unveiled their patch in this April 2, 2025,
photo.
The crew explained the patch’s symbolism,
and its play on the abbreviation of Artemis
II to AII, with the following description:
The Artemis II test flight begins when a
mighty team launches the first crew of the
Artemis generation. This patch designates
the mission as “AII,” signifying not only
the second major flight of the Artemis
campaign, but also an endeavour of
discovery that seeks to explore for all and by
all. Framed in Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise
photo, the scene of the Earth and the Moon
Artemis II is a journey
of discovery - exploring
the Moon while gaining
perspective on our
shared Earth
represents the dual nature of human
spaceflight, both equally compelling:
The Moon represents our exploration
destination, focused on discovery of the
unknown. The Earth represents home,
focused on the perspective we gain when
we look back at our shared planet and
learn what it is to be uniquely human.
The orbit around Earth highlights the
ongoing exploration missions that have
enabled Artemis to set sights on a long-term
presence on the Moon and soon, Mars.
Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor
Glover, and mission specialist Christina
Koch from NASA, and mission specialist
Jeremy Hansen from CSA (Canadian Space
Agency), will venture around the Moon in
2026 on Artemis II. The 10-day flight will
test NASA’s foundational human deep space
exploration capabilities, the SLS rocket,
Orion spacecraft, for the first time with
astronauts. Through Artemis, NASA will
send astronauts to explore the Moon for
scientific discovery, economic benefits, and
build the foundation for the first crewed
missions to Mars.
Text credit: Brandi Dean, Courtney BeasleyArtemis II
Insignia Honours All
Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
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