There are several more steps NASA must take between Artemis II and a planned moon landing in 2028. Here's what the space ...

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The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are nearly halfway to the moon since launching Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center. "Since [Thursday’s] trans-lunar injection burn to send the crew ...

The astronauts said they had lost track of which day it is on Earth on their transit to the moon. By Katrina Miller Reporting from Johnson Space Center in Houston. The astronauts of Artemis II were ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, four astronauts have embarked on an expedition to the moon. The crew, which includes pilot Victor J. Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch, the first ...

And now for the dangerous part. Artemis II is officially flying to the moon after firing its thrusters and leaving Earth’s orbit at 7:49 p.m. — beginning an epic four-day journey that will take the ...

NASA is putting on a major show. The agency’s Artemis II mission successfully launched on Wednesday to send four astronauts on a 10-day flyby around the moon. The 685,000-mile voyage, the first lunar ...

This story was updated April 2, 2026, to note that after orbiting Earth, Artemis II is now on the trajectory that will take it around the moon. For the first time in more than half a century, humans ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is set to send U.S. astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time in more than five decades. "Tonight at 6:24 P.M.

CAPE CANAVERAL — Houston is flying astronauts back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission launched four astronauts Wednesday at 5:35 p.m. Central time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Wednesday, for the first time since 1972, NASA is attempting to launch astronauts to the moon. The space agency ...