NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans
NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that…
Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap
On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion…
NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments
Following NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data…
NASA’s Mobile Launcher Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building
After successfully being used to launch the Artemis II lunar test flight on April 1, NASA’s mobile launcher now is inside NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida in preparation for the…
NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth
The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth…
Artemis II Flight Day 10: Crew Completes Final Burn Before Splashdown
At 2:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 8 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 4.2 feet-per-second and pushing Artemis II toward Earth. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA…
Artemis II Flight Day 9: Crew Prepares to Come Home
On their last full day in space, the Artemis II crew began the morning with “Lonesome Drifter” by…
Artemis II Flight Day 5: Crew Demos Suits, Readies for Lunar Flyby
Editor’s Note: Blog updated to reflect the cabin depressurization activity scheduled for Sunday is deferred to a later…
Artemis II Flight Day 4: Deep-Space Flying, Lunar Flyby Prep
As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth…
Artemis II Flight Day 2: Orion Completes TLI Burn, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II crew is on the way to the Moon. After the mission management team polled “Go”…
NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon
For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly…
Artemis II Flight Day 2: Crew, Houston Poll ‘Go’ for Translunar Injection Burn
NASA’s Artemis II mission management team polled “Go” for the translunar injection burn to send the crew in…