# Orion Spacecraft

Beyond the Far Side: Artemis II and the High-Stakes Calculus of the New Lunar Race

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to send four astronauts on a lunar flyby, marking the first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century and breaking records for human distance from Earth. The mission serves as a critical verification of the SLS and Orion systems, supported by a global consortium of aerospace giants including Lockheed Martin and Boeing.