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CAPE CANAVERAL — With a fiery roar from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Canadian Jeremy Hansen was one of four astronauts that launched to the moon aboard the Artemis II on Wednesday...Read More

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman gave an update on the Artemis Moon mission during a press conference at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. 01:33, Thu, Apr 2, 2026 Updated: 01:37, Thu, Apr 2, 2026 Jared Isaacman (Image: Getty) NASA administrator Jared Isaacman admitted there was a brief moment of concern…

2 months ago13:10 Lauran O'Toole Artemis 2 crew wakes up for 'perigee raise burn' After just under four hours of sleep, the Artemis 2 crew have now been waken up for the "perigee raise burn" that will adjust the Orion spacecraft’s orbital path, as planned. These conferences take place ahead…

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Article content KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday…

Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday,…

NASA's long‑awaited Artemis II mission was poised for launch on 1 April when a critical technical issue forced an abrupt pause less than an hour before liftoff. Engineers caught a serious communication glitch in the flight termination system, which immediately put the safety of the moon trip in question. The…

Florida NASA teams and spectators cheered the spacecraft as it ascended away from Earth. LAST UPDATE | 1 Apr FOUR ASTRONAUTS HAVE blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar…

Four astronauts blasted off from ⁠Florida on Wednesday on Nasa’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China. Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped with…