NASA has revealed a huge shakeup to its Artemis program of crewed moon exploration. The announcement came last week, just after the agency's Artemis 2 rocket was rolled back to the hangar for repairs.

Artemis II flew four astronauts around the moon. Now, NASA must land humans on its surface, build a moon base and stay ahead of an up-and-coming space rival. The work is already underway. "We can ...

The four astronauts who charted a course to the moon and back earlier in April are preparing to meet with a president who has lauded the spacefarers as "modern-day pioneers." The word "pioneer" is one ...

NASA has unveiled early details of its Artemis III mission, which in 2027 could send astronauts to Earth orbit to test two ...

The Artemis program is becoming one of NASA's most important efforts for future moon colonization and long-term moon exploration. Unlike earlier lunar missions focused mainly on short visits, Artemis ...

A retro-futuristic space truck and a nimble crustacean on wheels just won a competition to deploy on a future NASA Artemis ...

NASA is taking another giant leap toward its end goal of sending a crewed mission to Mars. NASA in June will announce the four-person crew of the Artemis III mission — the latest mission in NASA's ...

The Artemis III mission, targeted for 2027, will be a critical test flight in Earth orbit. Astronauts will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. This ...

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Now that the Artemis 2 mission has been successfully completed, it’s worth taking a look at where NASA stands on the role of humans in exploring space and what its path forward should be. Doing this ...