KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — After a nearly three-hour trek between the barge and NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning, the Artemis III's core stage is in its new ...

The Artemis II crew returned to Earth after a 10-day mission that flew them around the moon. Since returning, the astronauts have been readapting to Earth's gravity and conducting simulated moonwalks.

When Artemis 2 came blazing back to Earth on April 10, all eyes were on the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. This critical hardware, designed to protect the capsule and its crew from the extreme ...

"We leaned under and looked at the bottom of that thing, and for four humans just looking at the heat shield, it looked wonderful to us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration. Commendably, the new ...

The Artemis 2 crew of (from left) Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Victor Glover with the Orion capsule they flew on the mission after splashdown. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls COLORADO ...

The four astronauts who flew on the Artemis II mission were selected during the Biden administration. Planning for the mission began, however, under the first Trump administration and, as a whole, has ...

It’ll be one quick step for man. NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon within two years after Artemis II’s successful return to Earth on Friday — with the program’s final test flight, Artemis III, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Artemis II’s crew of four returned Saturday after a nearly 10-day mission that set records for deep space travel, ...

A day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast following a historic 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II crew took the stage at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, ...

The four astronauts who flew around the moon and back again on the Artemis II mission made their way back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 11 after safely splashing back down on Earth ...

Now that Artemis II has accomplished its mission, what can we expect from NASA’s next one? Here’s what we know so far about Artemis III. Mission accomplished for the crew of Artemis II! Astronauts ...