A giant rocket’s tower of flame lifted three Americans and one Canadian at 6:35 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey that will go around the moon since 1972. Kenneth Chang The Artemis II crew ...

NASA is sending four astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The astronauts will be doing a 10-day lunar flyby aboard the Orion spacecraft. The mission is a critical ...

NASA is set to launch Artemis II at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center, marking a historic return to deep space with astronauts aboard for the first time in more than 50 years. The mission will ...

The Artemis II mission countdown timeline ahead of launch from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-B and the planned mission timeline for its 10-day flight that will venture past the moon and return ...

The first human moon mission in 50 years is just hours away from take-off. NASA's Space Launch System rocket, Artemis II, is set to launch Wednesday, April 1, from Kennedy Space Center near Cape ...

As launch time approaches for NASA's first moonshot in more than half a century, anticipation is building for the Artemis II mission, which will send a crew of four astronauts on a nine-and-a-half-day ...

NASA's Artemis II mission will be the first human moon mission in more than 50 years. The four-person crew includes the first woman, first Black man, and first Canadian to fly toward the moon. The ...

A Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft will transport three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back, paving the way for a future mission where ...

The Falcon 9 rocket will deploy 25 Starlink broadband internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, with a four-hour window opening at 4:03 p.m. PT. Numerous ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—Launching to the Moon is an all-day undertaking, something the four astronauts waiting to climb aboard NASA’s Artemis II rocket know well. “It is actually a very long day,” ...

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NASA's Space Launch System rocket Artemis II is readied for launch on Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, FL, March 31, 2026. Artemis II is scheduled to launch April 4, taking 4 astronauts around the ...