Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images,The super heavy lift rocket is called the Space Launch System. The Artemis II crew, mission leaders, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman were also on hand to commemorate the milestone. Here is what to know about the Artemis II mission, as well as what preparations and parameters still stand in the way of launch. Using the detached upper stage of the Space Launch System as a point of reference, he will fly as close as 30 feet to the stage. A diagram of NASA's Artemis II flight around the moon scheduled for February.