# Artemis II Is NASA's Victory Lap. It May Also Be Its Last.

- slug: artemis-ii-is-nasas-victory-lap-it-may-also-be-its-last
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Space & Aerospace

NASA chose a software workaround for a hardware problem that killed three separation bolts on the previous flight. Four astronauts flew anyway.

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