A close-up view of the Orion spacecraft atop the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP via Getty Images (GREGG NEWTON via Getty Images) As part of the new plan, the ...

NASA said Friday it’s adding an extra moon mission by Artemis astronauts before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew.

NASA is reshuffling the Artemis program’s mission architecture, adding an intermediate test flight in 2027 and committing to annual lunar landings starting in 2028 as the agency pushes to accelerate ...

NASA will likely delay the launch of the Artemis II mission around the moon again after the discovery of a helium flow problem overnight Friday. The space agency said Saturday that the rocket and ...

The mission, which will send four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon, has been delayed until at least March. This test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, involves fueling the Space Launch ...

NASA is looking to make sure the problems with leaks in its moon rocket have been remedied with another Artemis II test run slated for Thursday night that could set up a launch in early March. Teams ...

After issues with a liquid hydrogen leak thwarted an attempt earlier this month, NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, for a second Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal tanking day. Artemis 2 represents ...

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The AVATAR investigation on NASA's Artemis II will utilize organ chips to study how the astronauts' own cells respond to the hostile deep-space environment. Credit: Emulate When the Artemis II ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission has been delayed until at least March due to recent setbacks. Most recently ,a hydrogen leak was discovered in the Space Launch System rocket during a critical prelaunch test.

During its upcoming Artemis II mission, NASA plans to test a new communication system to send messages back home, ABC reports. While in transit around the moon, astronauts will be able to use a ...

Liquid hydrogen fuel leaks forced NASA to delay the launch of Artemis II—the same scenario it encountered four years ago during the Artemis I mission. The sun sets as NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 ...