NASA’s Artemis II mission to carry four people around the moon and back could launch as early as this Sunday, Feb. 8. Backup ...

China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone China took a major step forward in its lunar ...

NASA is now targeting March 2026 for Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. It will set the stage for ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

What exactly do Trump and Vance know about this upcoming mission? Is it safe?

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft rolled into position at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on January 17, 2026, marking a pivotal moment in humanity’s return to the ...

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China has successfully completed a static fire test of the first stage of the rocket that will take Chinese taikonauts to the Moon in the years to come. The test occurred at the LC-301 launch pad at ...

Artemis II’s goal is to send people to pass by the Moon and be sure all engineering systems are tested in space before Artemis III, which will land astronauts near the lunar south pole.

Despite challenges, technicians filled all tanks, dispatched a five-person team for Orion closeout, and safely drained the rocket.