NASA's Kennedy Space Center is preparing to launch Artemis II, a 10‑day crewed test flight that will send four astronauts farther than Apollo did — without attempting a lunar land…
NASA has started a nearly 50‑hour countdown for Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center. Engineers are optimistic but past hardware issues and a tight set of launch windows mean the …
New animal experiments and lab work pushed to the International Space Station show conception might be possible — but microgravity and cosmic radiation create risks that mission p…
Artemis II is scheduled to lift off on April 1, 2026. Here’s when to tune in, who’s aboard, and the best ways to watch NASA’s astronauts leave Earth for a 10-day loop around the M…
NASA's Artemis II crew will lift off no earlier than April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center. Here's the timeline, who’s on board, where to watch and the technical tens…
Mike Fincke says the moment he "suddenly couldn't speak space" came like a lightning bolt. NASA ruled out a heart attack but the cause, the mission impact and questions about astr…
NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II on April 1, sending four astronauts around the Moon for the first time since Apollo. A wet dress rehearsal, new cockpit software, and a clas…
NASA+ is scaling a complex, cross‑platform live‑production pipeline to broadcast Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in half a century — to global audiences. Here’s how th…
NASA has set an April 1 launch opportunity for Artemis II but the date depends on repairs to the SLS upper stage and a successful wet dress rehearsal. Here’s what the remaining wo…
A new gallery at the American Space Museum in Titusville traces how decades of exclusion gave way to a changing Artemis-era workforce — and what visitors learn about the past barr…
A Mexican physicist warns that repeating solar cycles could make early 2026 a high-risk period for a crewed Artemis II launch, with implications for astronaut safety and mission p…
NASA has named 6 March 2026 as the earliest possible launch for Artemis II, the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years. The 10-day mission will test Orion and SLS systems, carr…
A measured defence of NASA's Artemis program: why critics focus on cost and safety, what the program has already accomplished, and where it needs to change to become sustainable.
New lab work on hibernators — from Syrian hamsters to ground squirrels and bears — is revealing biological tricks that might let humans enter safe, reversible torpor for long spac…
How Black women mathematicians working in segregated NASA labs programmed Orion-era triumphs — and reshaped STEM careers. A historic look at Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Ma…
A Wet Dress Rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center uncovered recurring liquid-hydrogen leaks in the SLS-Tail Service Mast connection, forcing NASA to push Artemis II to a March launch …
Photographers captured the Snow Moon rising directly behind NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System at Kennedy Space Center on 1 February 2026, producing a precise, symbolic image a…
Practical, up-to-the-minute guide to watching NASA's Artemis II crewed Moon mission: where to view in Florida, how to stream it live, what the astronauts will see, and how communi…
A 1-inch square of muslin from the 1903 Wright Flyer will fly aboard NASA's Artemis II, joining dozens of historic artifacts and scientific samples on the first crewed Orion lunar…
Artemis II, slated for as early as February 2026, is a 10-day crewed shakedown that will put NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft through deep-space navigation, life-support and…
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking "Accept", you consent to our use of cookies.