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Crewed flight around the Moon

Recorded year2026

Artemis II carries four astronauts around the Moon in April 2026, the first crewed lunar trip since 1972.

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Built on

Moon landingRecorded · 1969enables
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Reusable space shuttleRecorded · 1981enables
Space laser communicationRecorded · 2001enables

Led to

Crewed lunar returnForecast · ~2029enables
Lunar communication gridForecast · ~2033enables
Paid trip around the MoonForecast · ~2034enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.