The US space agency is now preparing its Space Launch System (SLS) for its second-ever launch, after Artemis I in November ...

Impressive scenes show the huge rocket set to carry astronauts around the Moon next month. NASA has shown off final ...

Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and ...

The Artemis 2 mission will be launched with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1-- considered the world's most powerful ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

The creator of the futuristic Orion capsule, the only spacecraft capable of speeding aeronauts to the Moon, is set to begin ...

Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years ...

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 ...

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The first mission of the Artemis Moon exploration program took off in November 2022. Although it had no humans on board, it will forever be regarded as one of the most important Artemis flights, as it ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 could be used to launch Crew Dragon to LEO, followed by a crew transfer to HLS/Starship for the lunar leg instead of using SLS and Orion. However, for long-term sustainability and ...

The Exploration Upper Stage is intended for use on the Block 1B version of SLS starting with Artemis 4. Credit: NASA LAS VEGAS — House appropriators want NASA to examine alternatives to a new upper ...