We’re going back to the moon for the first time since 1972

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...

NASA returns humans to deep space after over 50 years with February Artemis II Moon mission

NASA announces Artemis II launch date for Feb. 6, sending four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years ...
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2026 is the year humanity will finally go back to the moon

Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and ...
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It’s Almost ‘All Systems Go’ for Artemis 2 to Take the Next Giant Leap Toward Stepping on the Moon Again

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...

Artemis II: back to the Moon

Artemis II was originally scheduled to launch between 2019 and 2021 but delays kept pushing it back. In September last year, Nasa was finally able to say that the SLS rocket was “ready to fly crew”, ...

NASA is sending humans around the Moon again after 50 years and here’s why it matters

For years, the Moon has sat quietly in the background of space news, always present but rarely urgent. That has begun to ...
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'We are ready for every scenario.' NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts say they're all set for historic flight to the moon

"We are ready for every scenario as we ride this amazing Space Launch System on the Orion spacecraft, 250,000 miles away." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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"We're Returning To The Moon": NASA Announces Artemis Moonshot Could Launch In Less Than 6 Months

NASA has announced its schedule for the second stage of the Artemis missions, returning humans to the Moon, and it's earlier than expected. In a press conference yesterday, NASA officials gave an ...