Apr 07 Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station on the way home from the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: NASA holds daily Artemis II news conference after releasing historic images of Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The three Americans and one Canadian are now headed home, with a splashdown in the Pacific set for Friday. Continue reading
Apr 07 PHOTOS: Boundary-breaking Artemis II captures view of Earthset from moon's far side By Dan Cooney Humanity’s farthest-traveling explorers captured historic images of Earth on Monday evening. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:00 Artemis II crew breaks distance record on mission around far side of moon By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Kate Tobin The four-astronaut crew of NASA’s Artemis II flew to the far side of the moon and set a record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human. Monday's seven-hour lunar flyby was the most anticipated part of the… Continue watching
Apr 06 The astronauts of Artemis II are about to be the farthest humans have ever been away from Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The crew of Artemis II should exceed Apollo 13's distance from Earth by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers). Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Artemis II astronauts make historic moon flyby, setting space distance record By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years. Continue reading
Apr 03 WATCH: NASA shares update on Artemis II mission around the moon, 2 days after launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo. Continue reading
Apr 03 PHOTOS: Artemis II astronauts capture Earth's brilliant beauty By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 5:02 Artemis II astronauts embark on voyage around the moon By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Azhar Merchant A day after liftoff, Artemis II is now well on its way. Four astronauts are on a ten-day voyage around the moon and back, traveling deeper into space than any human has ever before. For more about what’s happening now… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 5:33 Artemis II launch sends 4 astronauts on mission around the moon By Miles O'Brien, Azhar Merchant For the first time in more than 50 years, the United States is sending astronauts back toward the moon. NASA launched Artemis II from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day voyage. Continue watching