SpaceX launches two Starlink satellite groups 19 hours apart

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (by local time zone).

NASA’s Artemis 2 moonshot was just the ‘opening act’ for America’s return to the moon, space agency chief says

Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar “relay race” that will lead the NASA and its international partners to a moon base and, eventually, Mars, NASA chief Jared Isaacman says.

Artemis 2 calling ISS! Watch the farthest-ever astronaut call from the moon to Earth (video)

Astronauts aboard Artemis 2 and the ISS connected across a record-breaking Earth–moon distance in the farthest crew call ever made in space.

Huge Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship arrives at space station

The uncrewed Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, the S.S. Steven R. Nagel, arrived at the International Space Station on Monday (April 13), bringing with it about 11,000 pounds of supplies.

How Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman saved the mission’s moon mascot: ‘It’s hard not to love this little guy. I can’t let Rise out of my sight’

Rise joined the Artemis 2 crew as a mascot of the moon, bearing 5.6 million names. But the mascot quickly took on a new meaning.

Artemis 2: Our favorite photos from NASA’s historic moon mission

The Artemis 2 mission to the moon beamed back some incredible photos, and we’ve rounded up the best ones.

‘The most special thing that will ever happen in my life’: Artemis 2 astronauts describe their epic moon mission

The Artemis 2 astronauts are back on Earth, and they’ve begun processing their historic moon mission. But it’s still tough for them to put the experience into words.

SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)

Northrop Grumman’s second “Cygnus XL” cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).