NASA prepares Artemis II, the first crewed flight of SLS, to orbit the Moon and test Orion spacecraft systems.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, planned to launch on April 1, 2026, will test the powerful SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, high-speed laser communications, manual rendezvous capabilities, and advanced radiation research with human “organ-on-a-chip” avatars.

The four-person crew has entered quarantine to avoid illness ahead of the historic lunar mission. Artemis 2 is a 10-day journey around the moon, marking the first U.S. human lunar mission in five decades. NASA is targeting an April launch for the mission ...

NASA rolled its huge moon rocket back to the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Friday morning, setting the stage for four astronauts’ much-anticipated journey around the moon. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...

The engine burn is a pivotal move that will put the astronauts on a path that humans haven’t traveled in half a century — one with plenty of risks.

The Nasa rocket successfully took off in a spectacular launch, taking its four astronauts on an historic mission to the Moon.

NASA shares photos of Earth taken by Artemis II crew

NASA released the first images taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule.