The Troy University student-led TROY Physics Club is hosting an out-of-this-world discussion on Monday, April 13 about the recent Artemis II launch.
Titled “The Ins and Outs of Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the Moon,” senior physics major Gracie Alexander will lead the discussion on a variety of topics including the history of the Apollo missions, the crew and the spacecraft as well as their day-by-day activities and findings.
“I’ve followed this mission closely since before it was launched, and I’ve been watching the constant live feed from NASA,” Alexander said. “We haven’t been to the moon in over 50 years. This is humanity’s next step in our journey out into the universe. While we didn’t land on the moon this trip, we did do a flyby and gather important information for future settlement opportunities as well as lunar geography.”
The talk will be held at 6 p.m. in MSCX Room 114. Free refreshments will be provided.
About the Artemis II Mission
Launched on April 1, 2026, the Artemis II built on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022 and demonstrated a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. The Artemis II test flight is NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
The four-person crew—NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—spent 10 days aboard the Orion on their journey to the far side of the moon.
The goals of the mission are to prove Orion’s life support systems are ready to sustain crew on future missions and allow the crew to practice operations essential to the success of Artemis III and beyond.
For more details on the spacecraft, the crew and the mission’s objectives, visit Nasa.gov.
