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A Historic Leap: Humanity’s Return to Lunar Orbit After 54 Years and the Dawn of Space Tourism

Published January 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

A Historic Leap: Humanity’s Return to Lunar Orbit After 54 Years and the Dawn of Space Tourism

Artemis II will send four astronauts—NASA's Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist), and Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen—on a trajectory that slingshots them around the far side of the Moon before returning to Earth.

Artemis II signals a turning point where deep space exploration meets commercial ambition, accelerating the emergence of a global space tourism economy…

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