NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Is Coming Together
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage for Artemis 2 at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.Photo: NASA NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is being readied in…
Lunar Orbiter Captures Stunning View of Possible Artemis 3 Landing Site
The Malapert massif region near the Moon’s lunar south pole is one of several possible locations where NASA astronauts could land later this decade. A new image from the space…
Watch Live: NASA Reveals Its New Artemis Moon Suit
It’s been over 50 years since the final Apollo mission, but NASA’s ambitious Artemis program seeks to return humans to the lunar surface after that long absence. For that to happen,…
After Surviving a Trip to the Moon, Manikins Helga and Zohar Are Back Home for Analysis
Helga and Zohar are back in Cologne after their trip to space.Photo: DLR NASA’s Artemis 1 mission may not have had real astronauts on board the Orion capsule, but there…
Orion’s Heat Shield Looked Wonky After Artemis 1 Moon Mission, NASA Says
NASA engineers inspecting Orion’s heat shield shortly after the Artemis 1 mission. Photo: NASA Orion set several records during the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, in addition to surviving…
Weeks Before Launch, NASA Tells Private Partner to Change Lunar Landing Site to South Pole
An illustration of the Nova-C lander on the Moon’s surface.Illustration: Intuitive Machines NASA is “redirecting” a private partner’s first mission to the lunar south polar region, and with very little…