Artemis II Astronauts to Discuss Historic Moon Mission at Free Houston Event

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on September 28, 2026, to include ticket information for the public.

The four astronauts who flew NASA’s Artemis II mission will appear at a free public event at the University of Houston to discuss their historic journey around the Moon aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The event is the first public Artemis II event in Houston following the astronauts’ return earlier this year and concludes the mission’s post-flight campaign.

Artemis II Houston event details

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will share highlights from the mission on Wednesday, September 30, at 7 p.m. CDT. The presentation will take place at the Fertitta Center at the University of Houston.

The National Aeronautics Association will also recognize the Artemis II crew for surpassing the record for the longest manned spaceflight, set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.

Media question-and-answer session

Media are invited to participate in a brief question-and-answer session with the Artemis II crew at 5:45 p.m., before the public presentation. Media representatives who wish to participate must respond by 12 p.m. on September 30 to Kenna Pell at [email protected].

Free tickets for the public

A limited number of free tickets will be available to the public online. Media representatives do not need to secure tickets before responding to the media invitation.

NASA Artemis II mission highlights

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission launched on April 1 and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10. The crew were the first astronauts to launch on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and fly aboard the Orion spacecraft.

During the record-setting mission, the astronauts traveled 252,756 miles from Earth—the farthest distance humans have ever traveled.

As part of the Golden Age of Innovation and Exploration, NASA will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon, pursue scientific discoveries and economic returns, establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, and lay the foundation for the first manned mission to Mars.

More information about NASA’s Artemis program

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Kenna Pell
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
[email protected]