Dec 23, 2025 · Concept animation of NASA Artemis astronauts exploring the lunar South Pole. Make, launch, teach, compete and learn. Find your favorite way to be part of the Artemis mission.

The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive 1. The …

Dec 31, 2025 · 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.

19 hours ago · NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four …

Sep 23, 2025 · Humanity’s return to the Moon under the Artemis program just crossed a threshold of reality: recent findings about Orion’s heat shield, mission delays, and new strategies for crew safety.

4 days ago · NASA's 1st human moon mission in 50 years could be month out. What to know NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon.

1 day ago · As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the …

Sep 21, 2025 · For decades that followed, human spaceflight remained tethered to low-Earth orbit, a realm of space stations and shuttles. Now, humanity is poised to return to the lunar domain, not for a …

Dec 19, 2025 · Artemis 2 will be the first mission to carry humans toward the moon since NASA's Apollo program ended in 1972.

Dec 24, 2025 · The return of astronauts to space as part of a NASA program may happen in early 2026, when Artemis II could take a crew of four (commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and …