The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive.

NASA is a “go” for its upcoming Artemis II moon mission. The countdown to liftoff began at 4:44 p.m. Eastern time, said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s launch director for the mission, at a press

A crew of four astronauts are set for liftoff on Wednesday in a mission that will take them around the moon. Former NASA astronaut Terry Hart joins "The Takeout" to discuss the historic Artemis II effort.

Rise' is a baseball hat-wearing plushie that will let the four-person crew know when they have officially hit zero gravity.

NASA’s Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon, the first crewed deep-space mission in more than 50 years. The mission builds on decades of U.S. space exploration, from post-WWII rocket development to Apollo and Artemis programs.

NASA plans to launch Moon missions once per month over the next few years. Initially uncrewed, landers will carry supplies to help NASA build a Moon base in 2029. At least half a dozen space companies may profit from NASA's $10 billion plan.