NASA is set to return to the moon with Artemis II, a mission to take four astronauts around the moon by April 1. The veterans of Apollo's Apollo program, now in their 80s and 90s, are thrilled that NASA is planning to embark on this mission, but they wish it had occurred sooner while more of the Apollo workforce was still alive. So few of them are left from the original 400,000 that no reunion is planned for them to celebrate the upcoming Artemis II flight. The Artemis II crew includes Christina Koch, who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, 328 consecutive days in orbit. The last three Apollo moon landings were canceled under President Richard Nixon's watch due to budget cuts, risk concerns and shifting priorities. Apollo veterans are also pleased with NASA's new administrator, Jared Isaacman, who is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record.