The Artemis II crew completed a launch day simulation, a key step before their mission around the moon. The mission, slated for as early as February, will be a 10-day test flight aboard the Orion ...

The Orion crew module gets stacked onto the Space Launch System in preparation for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission in early 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Launching atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, NASA’s Orion spacecraft quite literally is the foundation on which the Artemis II mission rests. Getting it ready for flight has been a decades-long ...

NASA has officially begun assembling the Artemis III moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis III is the future mission that aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time in ...

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy revealed that the agency is reopening the contract for the first U.S. crewed lunar landing since the 1970s, inviting proposals from companies beyond SpaceX’s ...

NASA has grown frustrated with the delays to SpaceX's Starship HLS development for its proposed Artemis III Moon landing mission in 2027. This week, it opened the contract to allow other providers to ...

NASA will allow other companies to vie for its prestigious moon-landing mission as the SpaceX Starship rocket that’s supposed to lower astronauts to the lunar surface is falling behind schedule in ...

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During the government shutdown, approximately 15,000 NASA employees have been furloughed, while about 3,500 personnel continue working without pay on "presidential priorities." The Artemis moon ...

In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the political currents of the moment. From left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch ...

The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak WASHINGTON — NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon could launch as soon as early February, as both agency ...

NASA's Artemis program is the agency's ambitious campaign to return Americans to the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The upcoming Artemis II represents the first crewed U ...