ARTEMIS II TRAIL HUNT
Explore downtown Huntsville with a hunt for Artemis vehicles positioned along the Downtown Art Trail!
For over 7 decades, Huntsville has played a major role in NASA's mission to explore space. In honor of all that this community has done to support the Space Launch System (Artemis) vehicle, we have hidden 1-foot tall rockets around the downtown area for you to find. The general locations are listed on the back, but you'll have to do the work to find where the rockets are. Bring your family, friends, and coworkers if they are up for the challenge. Come downtown for the hunt, then stay to experience all of what Huntsville has to offer!!
Artemis II builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022, and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will orbit the Moon to verify that all spacecraft systems function as intended with a crew aboard in the actual deep-space environment.
Artemis Facts:
The Space Launch System (named Artemis) stands 322 feet tall!
That's 17 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty!
The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter was designed and built in Huntsville AL by TBE!
Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.
Artemis I launched on November 16th, 2022 and the Orion spacecraft spent approxamately 3 weeks in space.
The Artemis II mission will last 10 days
The Artemis II mission will carry astronauts farther from Earth and closer to the Moon than any human has been in over half a century.
Artemis II will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft.
The Crew of Artemis II consists of 4 astronauts: 1 commander, a pilot, and two mission specialists.
After the Artemis II mission is complete, Orion and its crew will travel to the Moon, this time to make history when the next astronauts walk on the lunar surface during Artemis III.
Meet the Crew of Artemis II
Check out TBE's portion of the Artemis Program
Learn more about Artemis II on the NASA website
