The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...

Technicians have joined the core stage with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Artemis II represents a significant milestone in NASA's lunar exploration program. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, serving as a crucial test flight to ...

NASA, the U.S. Navy and others put the Orion capsule to the test, simulating a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean as they gear ...

NASA, the U.S. Navy and others put the Orion capsule to the test, simulating a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean as they gear ...

The adventure is alive, the exploration is real and these NASA astronauts are gearing up and practicing for a slingshot mission around the moon.

On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's Kennedy Space Center mated together major elements of the rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 mission with the first humans to the moon in more ...

NASA had initially planned to land on the moon with Artemis III by 2024, but that mission has been delayed and is now expected no earlier than 2026. The crew for Artemis II, which is scheduled ...

By 2022, the total program had cost nearly $50 billion and continues to grow with prep toward next year’s crewed Artemis II mission to fly around the moon. That’s followed by a proposed 2027 ...