Nasa teams across the country have begun the launch countdown for the Artemis II mission around the moon. The organization plans for liftoff to start on Wednesday, making it the first crewed rocket ...

A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...

NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on a roughly 10-day journey around the moon as early as Wednesday evening, a mission that represents the agency’s most significant human spaceflight effort in ...

Live coverage of the Artemis II launch is being carried in the video player above. (NEXSTAR) – NASA is set to make history Wednesday now that the launch window has opened, clearing the way for the ...

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: "Why has it taken so long to return to the moon?" After all, NASA had the ...

A NASA rocket carrying four astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of a historic mission toward the Moon. The Space Launch System sent the crew aboard the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Officials ...

A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon. Emily Margolis While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this ...