NASA to launch Artemis-II mission to the Moon
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Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar landers on future Artemis missions,
Mission Control will be packed with experts, specialists and flight directors around-the-clock as NASA takes on its most complicated mission in more than half a century.
An update is coming today on NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission to launch four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon.
The overhaul in the flight lineup came just two days after NASA’s new moon rocket returned to its hangar for more repairs, and a safety panel warned the space agency to scale back its overly ambitious goals for humanity’s first lunar landing since 1972.
A full moon is seen shining over NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. For 53 years, since the end of the Apollo program, humans have only felt the pull of the Earth's gravity.
Elon Musk said SpaceX is pushing back even further the maiden launch of the company's next version of its gigantic and powerful Starship rocket.