The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name. In a press conference from Houston, Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman ...

In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the political currents of the moment. From left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch ...

Despite lingering questions about the timeline of the 2027 Artemis III mission, NASA has made it clear that Artemis II, which uses the Space Launch System (SLS), is on track to launch before April ...

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 ...

NASA's Artemis program is the agency's ambitious campaign to return Americans to the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The upcoming Artemis II represents the first crewed U ...

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The mission will send the first person of color and the first woman to the moon. NASA could launch its Artemis II mission, which will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 ...

Artemis 2 mission could launch earlier than April Artemis 2 uses Boeing and Northrop Grumman's SLS rocket, Lockheed Martin's Orion capsule Artemis 3 planned for 2027 with SpaceX's Starship Sept 23 ...