Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission
Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission

Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending four astronauts aboard the […]

NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century

NASA launched its Artemis 2 mission today (April 1), sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

They’re on their way! NASA launches humans to moon for first time in 53 years

Humans are heading to the moon for the first time in 53 years after NASA successfully launched four astronauts on its SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on Wednesday. Generating a colossal 8.8 million pounds of thrust as it left the launchpad, the rocket …

Watch Artemis 2 fly through space in real time with this telescope livestream tonight

A Virtual Telescope Project livestream aims to track NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft — here’s how to watch it as it travels through space.

NASA set to launch Artemis 2 moon mission today, the 1st crewed lunar flight since 1972

NASA plans to make history today (April 1) with the launch of Artemis 2, the first crewed moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA’s ambitious moon mission?

“If an event is particularly bad, there are some places in the capsule, such as storage bays and down by the toilet, that the crew can go to.”

Artemis 2 astronauts reveal adorable zero-g indicator ‘Rise’ | Space photo of the day for March 31, 2026

The four astronaut’s of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission arrived in style at Kennedy Space Center ahead of their historic moon mission.

Why won’t NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won’t this quartet land on the lunar surface?