Artemis II Mission Highlights – Infographic

This infographic showcases highlights of the Artemis II crewed test flight from April 1 to 10, 2026. During this historic mission, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first Canadian to be part of a lunar mission. The crew went over 400,000 km from Earth, farther than any humans before them. It was the first mission to the Moon since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

A graphical representation of Artemis II mission highlights. There is a summary at the top that reads as follows: With the historic Artemis II crewed test flight, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first Canadian to be part of a lunar mission. The crew went over 400,000 km from Earth, farther than any humans before them. It was the first mission to the Moon since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago.

Below, the infographic is divided into several parts, featuring pictograms and images alongside written information. 

• A rocket launching, with the date and location of the Artemis II launch: April 1, 2026, in Florida
• A calendar with the number 10, for the number of days spent in space
• The Moon and Earth, with the trajectory of Artemis II and the words Journey of over 1.1 million kilometres
• Planet Earth illustrating 2 Earth orbits, and the Moon illustrating 1 lunar flyby
• A beaker illustrating five science experiments done aboard Orion
• A small satellite illustrating the four international CubeSats that were deployed
• The Orion capsule with the date and location of the splashdown: April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean, California coast
• A campervan illustrating the size of Orion capsule
• The Orion capsule, which had its systems tested and was piloted manually
• The Moon, to illustrate regions never seen by human eyes 
• Planet Earth with signal waves, illustrating the three space-to-Earth connections with Canadians
• A headset with a microphone, illustrating the fact that Jenni Gibbons became the first Canadian Artemis capcom