We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?

Muzammil Hussain February 01, 2026

A lone figure in an astronaut spacesuit is seen leaning against a large boulder with hills in the background and the blackness of space..

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. But we've already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth?

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. But we've already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth? A lone figure in an astronaut spacesuit is seen leaning against a large boulder with hills in the background and the blackness of space..

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. But we've already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth?