Artemis II successfully launches in the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in more than 50 years
Artemis II Launch: A Historic Journey Begins Update: 3:43pm: Artemis II has successfully completed the first manned flight around the moon in over five decades. Liftoff: The crew of NASA’s Artemis II has embarked on their lunar mission, marking humanity’s return to deep space after 50 years. 🚀 Update: 3:33pm: NASA has confirmed a “go-no-go” […]
Engineers fix system problem as countdown proceeds for first crewed lunar flight in more than 50 years
NASA’s Artemis II Mission Prepares for Historic Launch Update: 2:35 PM: Approximately an hour before the highly anticipated launch of the Artemis II rocket, NASA confirmed that engineers addressed a communication issue related to the flight termination system. This system is crucial as it allows ground control to send a signal to destroy the rocket […]
Artemis II team gets ready for the first crewed lunar flyby in many years
NASA’s Artemis II Mission: A Step Beyond Apollo Over fifty years after the final Apollo mission, astronauts are gearing up for a new journey to the moon—though this time, they won’t be landing there. The four-member crew aboard Artemis II is set for a 10-day mission that will take them further into space than humans […]
NASA sets April 1, 2026, as the launch date for the crewed Artemis II moon mission
NASA Sets April 1 Launch for Artemis II Moon Mission NASA has announced that it is aiming for an April 1 launch of the Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. On Thursday, officials shared plans to conduct a flight readiness review on March 19, after which the rocket […]
Elon Musk predicts crewed SpaceX flights to Mars by 2028, hopes for ‘self-sustaining city’
SpaceX founder Elon Musk made some bold predictions about human life on Mars in a series of social media posts on Saturday. Writing on X, Musk made the prediction in response to a post by Bill Ackman promoting a “Make America Healthy Again” ad posted by Robert F. Kennedy's former vice presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan. […]