NASA delays Artemis II moon mission
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NASA on Monday was conducting critical final tests ahead of setting a launch date for its first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than half a century.
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NASA puts moon mission crew in quarantine
Astronauts aiming for the moon are now living under rules that look a lot like 2020. Futurism reports that the four-person Artemis 2 crew has entered NASA's standard pre-launch isolation program, a roughly two-week "health stabilization" effort designed to keep them from catching anything that could derail the first human trip around the Moon in
NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.
Four astronauts are on the verge of becoming the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era came to an end. As early as February, the crew of a mission known as Artemis 2 will board the U.S. space ...
NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon.
Mission Specialist Christina Koch will make history as the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit. Her presence, alongside Pilot Victor Glover (the first person of colour on a lunar mission), reflects NASA’s commitment to diversity under the Artemis program.