NASA’s Artemis II crew boarded the Orion spacecraft on December 20, 2025, for a countdown demonstration test, rehearsing launch-day procedures at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building.

For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the moon, the ...

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.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (KTRK) -- NASA's new Orion spacecraft streaked into orbit Friday on a high-stakes test flight meant to usher in a new era of human exploration leading ultimately to Mars. The ...

The four crewmembers of NASA's next moon mission are moving closer to their upcoming launch. The Artemis 2 crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina ...

NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will ...

NASA’s Artemis II closeout crew prepares astronauts for the Moon mission by assisting with Orion spacecraft entry, securing ...