By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) – NASA’s Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon — it is a key test of whether the agency’s traditional contractor-built systems can remain viable in a rapidly shifting space industry. The mission,…
As launch time approaches for NASA’s first moonshot in more than half a century, anticipation is building for the Artemis II mission, which will send a crew of four astronauts on a nine-and-a-half-day voyage around the moon and back. Here’s how to watch today’s launch — and where it will be visible to skywatchers in…
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) – NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China’s first crewed landing. NASA…
The countdown to launch of the Artemis II mission, NASA’s first piloted moonshot in half a century, proceeded smoothly Tuesday as engineers and technicians prepared the agency’s giant Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule for fueling and blastoff Wednesday evening. After clearing nonessential personnel from the “blast danger area” and verifying rocket and…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come straight back. No circling around the moon, no stopping for…
For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA’s accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base. With forecasters continuing to…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Artemis 2 Space Launch System Rocket on the launchpad. | Credit: Josh Dinner CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA continues to target Wednesday (April 1) for the launch of its Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA discusses the upcoming moon mission during a press conference on Sept. 24, 2025. . | Credit: NASA TV Christina Koch is ready to make history. Koch is one of the four…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission were due to arrive in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than five decades. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with…
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:…
