When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The toilet on the Artemis 2 mission’s Orion spacecraft is getting a lot of attention these days. | Credit: NASA/Canadian Space Agency Sorry, but we need to talk about Artemis 2’s space toilet again. The loo on Artemis…
It’s official: The Artemis II astronauts have arrived in the moon’s cosmic neighborhood. The crew’s Orion capsule entered what’s known as the lunar sphere of influence at around 12:41 a.m. ET Monday, crossing into the region of space where the moon’s gravitational pull is stronger than the pull of Earth’s. “That’s a significant milestone on…
Awe-inspiring new photos captured by the Artemis II astronauts showcase the moon and the interior of the Orion spacecraft, offering a glimpse into their lives in space as they close in on another historic milestone. One image highlighting the moon even captured a portion of the Orientale basin, which marks a first for human eyes,…
NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century — fired its main engine for nearly six minutes on Thursday, sending the four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and toward the moon for the first time since 1972. The so-called translunar injection burn came…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, Friday, March 20, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Credit:…
NASA plans to roll its huge moon rocket back to the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening, setting the stage for four astronauts’ much-anticipated journey around the moon. The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion capsule, will launch the crew on a 10-day trip as early as April 1….
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 25, 2026, after rolling back from the launch pad. | Credit: Josh Dinner/Space.com Update for 9:50 p.m. ET…
NASA plans to launch four astronauts on a long-awaited trip around the moon as early as April 1, it announced Thursday. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the launch pad at Florida’s…
