.In this particular photo from Oct. 3, 2024, NASA's mobile launcher 1 makes its way back to the Motor vehicle Setting Up Structure at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after going through upgrades and also exams in preparation for the agency's Artemis II purpose.Artemis II is actually the very first crewed objective on NASA's path to establishing a long-term existence at the Moon for scientific research and exploration by means of Artemis. Artemis II will certainly send out 4 rocketeers around the Moon, screening NASA's foundational human deep-seated space exploration functionalities, the SLS spacecraft, and Orion space probe.Graphic debt: NASA/Jamie Peer.