The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

The much-anticipated moon landing will not be a part of this mission. But that does not dampen its significance as the mission will help ensure that future Artemis flights, which are planned for later ...

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four ...

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With NASA’s first launch toward the moon in five decades potentially only a few months away, the space agency has just ...

Artemis II will mark humanity's first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The approximately 10-day ...

NASA's Artemis program represents the most ambitious human spaceflight effort since Apollo, aiming not only to return ...

NASA's first moon landing since Apollo 17 was initially scheduled for late 2024. However, development delays with both Boeing and SpaceX have pushed Artemis III back to 2027. Boeing is now preparing ...

The Artemis moon program will cost $93 billion through 2025, according to a new estimate from NASA's Inspector General. Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to U.S.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated Nov. 15, 2022. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told a crowded stadium at Rice University that the U.S. would lead the charge of landing a man on the moon by ...