--- title: Artemis II Races China to Get Astronauts to the Moon description: Artemis II is preparing to launch astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years, using a combination of proven space shuttle and Apollo-era... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/artemis-ii-races-china-to-get-astronauts-to-the-moon-cberwmuzj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Artemis II Races China to Get Astronauts to the Moon | daily.dev og:description: Artemis II is preparing to launch astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years, using a combination of proven space shuttle and Apollo-era... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/artemis-ii-races-china-to-get-astronauts-to-the-moon-cberwmuzj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CBerWmUzj.png og:image:alt: Artemis II Races China to Get Astronauts to the Moon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Artemis II Races China to Get Astronauts to the Moon **[IEEE Spectrum](https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Artemis II is preparing to launch astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years, using a combination of proven space shuttle and Apollo-era technologies alongside modern avionics. The mission will test the Orion crew capsule and Space Launch System rocket with a four-person crew on a 10-day journey that includes a close lunar flyby before returning to Earth. The spacecraft relies heavily on refurbished components, including RS-25 engines from shuttle missions and a service module engine that flew on Atlantis, while incorporating modern redundant computer systems and glass cockpit displays. Success is critical as NASA faces competition from China's space program and must validate the system before attempting the Artemis III lunar landing, which awaits SpaceX's delayed Starship lunar lander development. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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