Apr 11 Cheers welcome Artemis II astronauts home after record-breaking trip By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. Continue reading
Apr 10 How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown By Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Artemis II crew splashes down on Earth after historic trip around the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. Continue reading
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 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 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 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