Australia plays a key role as humanity returns to the moon with Artemis II

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NASAs Artemis II launches on a mission to the moon

NASA's Artemis II will work to hopefully establish a permanent base on the Moon. Source: SIPA USA / Alex G Perez

It has been roughly half a century since the Apollo program achieved the first lunar landing, and humanity is now returning to the Moon. Australia is also playing a key role in NASA’s Artemis II mission.

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Published 3 April 2026 4:32pm

By Allan Lee, Yumi Oba

Presented by Yumi Oba

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It has been roughly half a century since the Apollo program achieved the first lunar landing, and humanity is now returning to the Moon. Australia is also playing a key role in NASA’s Artemis II mission.

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