Artemis II moon mission shows how U.S. space strategy has changed

NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how U.S. space strategy has changed since Apollo -- and contrasts with ...

Skywatch: Entering a lunar launch window to go where no crew has gone before

NASA’s Artemis II mission to carry four people around the moon and back could launch as early as this Sunday, Feb. 8. Backup ...

Inside NASA’s risky bid to beat China to the moon

All going well, a four-person crew will soon launch into deep space. But delays and troubled test flights have led some to ...

From ‘Apollo 13’ to ‘Galaxy Quest,' astronauts share their favorite space movies

Ahead of the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, astronauts share the movies ...
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Artemis II is returning humans to the moon with science riding shotgun

NASA’s Artemis II could be the first time human eyes set sight on the farside of the moon — and there are things human eyes can see that cameras can’t.

NASA troubleshoots issues in crucial test ahead of historic moon mission launch

NASA’s rehearsal for Artemis II marks one of the final steps before four astronauts get launched into deep space for the ...

You can see NASA's Artemis rocket on the launch pad anytime. Here's how

NASA is providing a 24/7 live feed of the Space Launch System rocket on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...

After 54 Years, Astronauts Are Going Back to the Moon

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.
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Why did NASA kill Apollo, then chase a wild mission to Mars?

The United States walked away from the Moon just as it seemed to master it, then spent decades sketching ever more ambitious paths to Mars that never quite left the drawing board. The shift was not a ...

After more than 50 years, NASA astronauts are going back to the moon

More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for ...

NASA's Artemis II plans to send a crew around the moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing

Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy ...