Image Credit: Getty Images NASA is preparing to make history with the Artemis II mission, as astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen head toward the Moon. The flight marks the first time humans have traveled beyond low Earth orbit since NASA's Apollo missions ended in 1972, signaling a major step in the agency's long-awaited return to deep space exploration. Part of NASA's broader Artemis program, the mission is designed to pave the way for future lunar landings and eventually human missions to Mars.