Artemis II crew to attend free public event in Houston

The Artemis II crew's first public Houston event is a free, public gathering at the Fertitta Center after a completed lunar mission.

The University of Houston is the host site, and the event is listed as the conclusion of the crew's post-flight campaign.

The crew is made up of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, with CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

The mission used SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion, traveled around the Moon, and had the Pacific Ocean as its landing site. It was the first launch of astronauts on SLS.

The mission's distance is listed as 252756 miles, and its milestone is the farthest distance traveled by humans.

Artemis II is listed as a completed lunar mission.

The Houston event is the crew's first public Houston event and is free and public. It involves industry and community partners and is tied to the conclusion of the post-flight campaign. The venue is the Fertitta Center, the host site is the University of Houston, and the listed time is 7 p.m. CDT.

For lunar-industry trackers, Artemis II shows SLS and Orion carrying astronauts around the Moon, completing a lunar mission and using a Pacific Ocean landing site. It also marks the first launch of astronauts on SLS and the farthest distance traveled by humans.

For readers tracking the lunar industry, NASA has plans for increasingly difficult Artemis missions, scientific discovery, economic benefits, an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and first crewed missions to Mars. The public event also includes industry and community partners.

The National Aeronautic Association will recognize the Artemis II crew for the record for farthest distance traveled.

NASA plans increasingly difficult Artemis missions.