# Back to the Moon! Artemis program follow along (it's finally happening!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432 "2022-08-27T12:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 512
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432/512 "2026-03-31T17:34:48Z")
> The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with [four astronauts](https://apnews.com/article/nasa-moon-artemis-crew-3a47786c3757f7d79154d96933aa5bd9). After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion capsule will propel them to the moon and back. There are no stops — just a quick U-turn around the moon. The nearly 10-day flight will end with a splashdown in the Pacific. > **[NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years](https://apnews.com/article/nasa-moon-artemis-launch-countdown-18b5bf3f07176820b48a3623287d0bb7)** > > The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA’s countdown clocks started ticking late Monday afternoon at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. I am surprised at the lack of discussion here. Is no one excited this is about to happen? I was just reading an article: > **[Artemis II Is Not Safe to Fly (Idle Words)](https://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly.htm)** Any thoughts? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432)._