On April 1, 2026, the crew of the Artemis II mission launched into space atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). Roughly 3 1/2 ...

Earlier hydrogen leaks delayed Space Launch System fueling tests, so NASA replaced the seals and validated them ahead of ...

The Artemis II mission hopes to launch a team of astronauts back to the moon, though they won't be landing on the lunar surface. Instead, they'll go around it.

NASA's Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for ...

A giant rocket’s tower of flame lifted three Americans and one Canadian at 6:35 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey that will go around the moon since 1972. Kenneth Chang The Artemis II crew ...

This browser does not support the Video element. NASA officials encountered a brief communication issue with the flight termination system, a critical safety system needed before Artemis II could ...

The NASA Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft launches at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) In this ...

Excitement is building on Florida’s space coast as three Americans and one Canadian will become the first humans to blast off ...

NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Nov. 1. The ...

A post‑mission comparison of the Orion spacecraft heat shields from Artemis I (left) and Artemis II (right) are shown after ...