NASA's SLS rocket is $6 billion over budget and six years behind scheduleA new audit states that 'additional cost and schedule increases' are likely as well. By S. Dent, 05.29.2023
NASA picks Blue Origin to build the Artemis V Moon landing systemSpaceX won't be alone in ferrying astronauts to the lunar surface.By J. Fingas, 05.19.2023
SpaceX's Starship orbital test launch scrubbed due to 'frozen valve'A successful launch is crucial for planned Moon missions.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2023
These are the astronauts that will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the MoonThe three Americans and one Canadian should fly late next year.By J. Fingas, 04.03.2023
Lockheed Martin is building a Moon-to-Earth satellite communications networkParsec will help astronauts stay in touch during lunar missions.By J. Fingas, 03.28.2023
This is the spacesuit NASA's Artemis astronauts will wear on the MoonAxiom Space designed it to accommodate more body types and survive tougher conditions.By J. Fingas, 03.15.2023
Everything NASA is taking to the moon before colonizing MarsThe Artemis missions will spend the rest of the decade setting up humanity's first extraterrestrial outpost.By A. Tarantola, 12.15.2022
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission has returned to EarthThe Orion crew vehicle landed in the Pacific Ocean following a near-perfect flight.By I. Bonifacic, 12.11.2022
Watch NASA's Artemis 1 splashdown here, starting at 11AM ETOrion's first mission to the Moon will soon draw to a close.By K. Holt, 12.11.2022
NASA's Orion photographed the Earth and moon from a quarter-million miles awayThe spacecraft snapped the photo at a record-setting distance from home.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2022
Watch the next major phase of NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission start here at 4:52PM ETOrion is slated to go into a distant retrograde orbit around the moon.By K. Holt, 11.25.2022
NASA's Orion crew vehicle successfully completes moon flybyThe Artemis 1 spacecraft was just 81 miles above the lunar surface at one point.By K. Holt, 11.21.2022
NASA picks SpaceX’s Starship for its second crewed Artemis lunar landingSpaceX could be landing astronauts on the Moon in 2025 and 2027.By M. Moon, 11.18.2022
NASA's mighty Artemis 1 rocket finally launchesIt's now following an elliptical orbit around Earth.By K. Holt, 11.15.2022
NASA delays Artemis 1 launch by two more days to November 16thThe SLS and Orion spacecraft will remain on the launch pad as Tropical Storm Nicole approaches.By K. Holt, 11.09.2022
SpaceX may send Starship on its first orbital flight in DecemberThe Starship's first orbital test flight has been delayed many times in the past.By M. Moon, 11.01.2022
NASA is now targeting November 14th for the Artemis 1 launchThe agency says minimal work is needed to get the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft ready.By K. Holt, 10.12.2022
NASA will roll Artemis 1 back to shelter it from Hurricane IanThe Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building.By K. Holt, 09.26.2022
Artemis 1 won’t launch on September 27th due to Tropical Storm IanIan is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday evening. By I. Bonifacic, 09.24.2022
NASA picks Axiom Space to build the first Artemis moonwalk spacesuitsAxiom said its spacesuits will accommodate a wide range of crew members.By M. Moon, 09.08.2022