U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a ...

What's it like training for a moon mission? Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen gives us the scoop

If all goes as planned, early next year four astronauts will blast off on a mission that’s been a long time coming: a return to the moon. Canada's Jeremy Hansen takes us through what he's been doing ...

The farthest journey in human history is about to begin

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...
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'We are ready for every scenario.' NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts say they're all set for historic flight to the moon

"We are ready for every scenario as we ride this amazing Space Launch System on the Orion spacecraft, 250,000 miles away." ...
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NASA Is Sending Astronauts to Circle the Moon in February 2026: What to Know

Artemis III is planned for 2027. If it stays on schedule, it will be the mission that puts humans back on the moon for the first time in 55 years. The crew plans to touch down in one of 13 planned ...

Back to the moon: NASA sets February launch for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

NASA announced a launch date for first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. The Artemis II mission will circle the moon but ...

NASA targeting early February for Artemis II mission to the Moon

The Artemis II mission represents a major step forward for NASA and seeks to send four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—around the Moon and back. The 10-day ...
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Artemis Program: NASA's plan to send humans back to the moon

Artemis 2: On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will take a round-trip journey around the moon during the Artemis 2 mission. The team will consist of astronauts Reid ...
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'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon

The 38-year-old U.S. Army helicopter pilot can't remember what first got him interested in flying, but what got him interested in NASA is clear: As a kid, Bailey saw the 1995 moon ...

SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida

SpaceX is inching closer to sending its Starship rocket into low Earth orbit. A newly proposed flight path for the upper ...