The core stage of NASA's next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket recently completed integration with the vehicle's side ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...

On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's Kennedy Space Center mated together major elements of the rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 mission with the first humans to the moon in more ...

The adventure is alive, the exploration is real and these NASA astronauts are gearing up and practicing for a slingshot mission around the moon.

WESH 2’S MEGAN MORIARTY GOT AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE BIG PIECES OF THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION ... AND CHECKOUT BUILDING TO SEE THE ORION CAPSULE UP CLOSE. THE BLACK PANELS THAT YOU SEE RIGHT ...

During the 2022 Artemis I mission, the Orion capsule’s heatshield was shedding in ways that were not expected during its re-entry back to Earth. Since then, more than 100 tests at different ...

Artemis II's goal is to send an Orion capsule back around the moon—but this time with four astronauts on board for a 10-day mission. Its crew is NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and ...

NASA's Artemis program aims to use the Moon as a stepping stone for human exploration of Mars. Artemis II, scheduled for 2026, will be the first crewed mission of the program, orbiting the Earth ...

NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program. As of Friday, updated pages for the program no longer feature the ...

The Artemis program, NASA's highly anticipated plan to get humans back on the Moon, might be changing. For years now, its stated goal has been to "land the first woman, first person of color ...