On its way to and from visiting the Moon, the 33 engines of the ESA’s European Service Module are keeping Orion on track, as explained in this video. The crew has also tested manual piloting and plans ...

Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the ...

Surrounded by a vast dark expanse, huddled in sleeping bags with three of your friends in a space the size of a five-person tent. This isn’t a camping trip ‒ it’s life on Orion ‒ the spacecraft ...

The crew's 10-day mission will be filled with science, spacecraft tests, medical checks, survival training and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The agency has a lot riding on this historic mission—literally and figuratively. Let’s hope it doesn’t end in catastrophe. Reading time 5 minutes Today, NASA will attempt to launch Artemis 2, the ...

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It is the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty; Joe Raedle/Getty Artemis II is preparing for liftoff! On April 1, four astronauts are set to make history as ...

The countdown has begun. The crew is ready. And barring any last-minute hiccups, four astronauts on Wednesday will begin a journey that sends them farther from Earth than any human has gone before.

MIDLAND, Texas — Artemis II is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, marking humanity’s first crewed mission into deep space in more than 50 years. The astronauts will board NASA’s Space Launch System ...

Artemis II is NASA's pioneering crewed mission, set to send four astronauts farther from Earth than any human before, testing the Orion capsule and SLS rocket on a 10-day journey around the Moon. This ...

The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission are preparing NASA for its next lunar landing. Far side MOON EARTH EARTH MOON By Marco Hernandez and Kenneth Chang NASA is sending four astronauts — three ...

From left, astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman will live in an Orion spacecraft for 10 days as they fly around the moon. Credit: NASA Tired of having too much ...