The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.

NASA is gearing up for the Artemis II mission, a ten-day crewed flight around the Moon slated for February 2026. This ...

A high-stakes race to the moon is on, and NASA doesn’t want to lose. U.S. government officials and astronauts at the Johnson ...

After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a ...

The delay was triggered by issues in the Orion capsule. While temperatures inside the capsule stayed safe, gases trapped in the heat shield during Artemis 1 caused uneven erosion and cracking of the ...

NASA is preparing for the Artemis II mission, aiming to launch humans beyond low-Earth orbit in early 2026, after over five ...

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

NASA Artemis 2, the first crewed mission of its Artemis programme, is now targeted for early 2026. Four astronauts will be flying around the Moon on a 10-day journey aboard Orion without landing, ...

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon, which could launch as early as Feb. 5, are deep in training for ...

NASA is on the brink of a historic milestone as the Artemis II mission prepares for an early 2026 launch. This mission, ...

Artemis I tested the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Artemis II is a little more exciting and will send four astronauts – including the first woman – around the Moon, the ...

During the conference, NASA reiterated that safety was the number one priority for the flight. Artemis II was originally ...