Dec 09 Watch 6:53 Space historian examines parallels of NASA’s last moon landing and the Artemis mission By Miles O'Brien The nearly month-long Artemis 1 mission to the Moon is slated to end on Sunday with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. On that very day 50 years ago, Dec. 11, 1972, the last Apollo astronauts set foot on the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Test launch for Artemis 1 moon mission postponed again In our news wrap Saturday, NASA's Artemis moon mission has been postponed a second time, excessive heat is scorching the West Coast and fueling wildfires, nine migrants were found dead after trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, former… Continue watching
Sep 02 WATCH: NASA officials hold news briefing on next attempt at ground-breaking Artemis launch By Associated Press NASA is aiming for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try. Continue reading
Jun 28 NASA hopes New Zealand rocket launch will pave the way for moon landing By Nick Perry, Associated Press ASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 1:36 What going to the moon taught Michael Collins about Earth Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday after battling cancer. In 1969, he stayed in lunar orbit alone for over 20 hours while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first landing on the moon. Collins said he… Continue watching
Dec 09 WATCH: NASA announces 18 astronauts who will train for Artemis moon-landing By Associated Press NASA has named the 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this select group. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 7:26 Making NewsHour Weekend: Filming in challenging locations, tracking climate change By PBS NewsHour This year, NewsHour Weekend producers Sam Weber and Connie Kargbo’s reporting took them from a slave rebellion reenactment in Louisiana to a moon landing 50th anniversary celebration in Houston to covering climate change’s effects on mangroves in Florida. They recently… Continue watching
Jul 19 Why a sustainable future may depend on humans returning to the moon By Nsikan Akpan PBS NewsHour spoke to four researchers about what the U.S. stands to gain and lose from future crewed voyages to the moon. Continue reading
Jul 19 5 ways to relive the excitement of the Apollo 11 moon landing By Elizabeth Flock The footage, photos and first-hand accounts you need to see and read to understand the historic mission. Continue reading
Jul 19 Apollo 11 celebration launches from National Mall…with a monumental display By Vicky Stein The after-dark light show honors the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put two astronauts on the moon. Continue reading