The Artemis II mission, set to take off as early as Wednesday, and fly around the moon, is just the latest chapter in a long series of lunar exploratory space missions deployed by NASA over the last ...

Artemis II is ready for blast off on Wednesday — sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The US shattered mankind’s limits when its astronauts landed on the ...

On April 1, NASA will launch the SLS rocket and the Orion capsule with a crew of four, sending humanity to the vicinity of the Moon in over 50 years. While Artemis II is all set to be the first crewed ...

NASA is going back to the moon, and you can watch the launch live. On April 1, the agency will stream the launch of its historic Artemis II mission. Four astronauts—commander Reid Wiseman, pilot ...

Liftoff is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET today (April 1). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. No fooling: Today is a huge day for NASA, ...

A famous quote is displayed at Kennedy Space Center with Buzz Aldrin's photo: "I know the sky is not the limit because there are footprints on the moon − and I made some of them." On July 16, 1969, ...

A full moon is seen behind NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space ...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis 2 mission stands at 322 feet tall. The SLS is NASA's most powerful rocket, generating 8.8 million pounds of thrust. While massive, the SLS is ...