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What's it like to buzz an Artemis SLS moon rocket with a supersonic jet? NASA's Artemis 2 commander tells all (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
When Artemis 1's moon rocket arrived on the launch pad in 2022, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman spent months gathering a group to fly over it.

Watch Artemis 2 moon crew take a slide for NASA training (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The next moon astronauts practiced sliding out of their Orion spacecraft during a simulated emergency splashdown. Artemis 2 aims to fly the four astronauts in 2024.

Artemis 2 astronauts meet President Biden to talk America's next trip to the moon
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Artemis 2 moon astronauts met Dec. 14 with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to discuss science and other goals of the round-the-moon mission in 2024.

NASA building giant Artemis 2 moon rocket ahead of 2024 launch
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission remains on track for its 2024 launch, and the hardware is coming together. New updates show rocket pieces being readied.

Relive Artemis 1 Orion's fiery return from the moon in this amazing video
By Mike Wall published
Just over a year ago, NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule returned to Earth in a blaze of glory, which the spacecraft captured on video.

NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut moon landing unlikely before 2027, GAO report finds
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's endeavor to return humans to the moon during the Artemis 3 mission will likely be delayed because it is jeopardized by "multiple challenges" and an ambitious schedule.

Artemis 2 moon astronauts autograph their own rocket 1 year before launch
By Elizabeth Howell published
Just one year before flying around the moon, the Artemis 2 astronauts autographed a part of the massive lunar rocket that will send them aloft in late 2024.

Canada soars into space with new moon and ISS astronaut missions
By Elizabeth Howell published
'My mind just might explode.'

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it
By Paul Hayne published
Building a space station on the Moon might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, but each new lunar mission is bringing that idea closer to reality.
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