In the golden glow of a Florida sunrise on April 1, 2026, the world held its breath as NASA’s Artemis II mission roared skyward on the mighty Space Launch System rocket. This wasn’t just another spaceflight—it marked humanity’s triumphant return to deep space after more than half a century. The Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, the first with astronauts aboard Orion, successfully looped around the Moon and splashed down safely in the Pacific on April 10, etching a new chapter in exploration history. As a space enthusiast chronicling these milestones for my blog, I find the Artemis II lunar flyby…