Moon Mission

Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. (Image credit: Canadian Space Agency) The first non-American to reach the moon is ready for a new mission. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen , best known for his flight around the moon in April on NASA's Artemis 2…

Canada’s space programme has never been about scale alone. It has been about strategic specialisation: doing a few difficult things exceptionally well and using those capabilities to secure a place in the world’s most important space partnerships. Today, that approach is visible in Canada’s role in lunar exploration, space robotics,…

When Artemis II blasted off in April for its historic 10-day mission around the far side of the moon, National Geographic partnered with NASA to send cameras along for the ride. The astronauts captured clips for their fellow Earthlings of what life was like inside the Orion spacecraft —including one very…

It doesn't get more America than giant rockets and missions to the moon. That's why NASA painted two giant "America 250" logos on the rocket that launched the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon earlier this year. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off on April 1, carrying the…

(RNS) — On a humid evening in late March, Victor Glover huddled with his fellow Artemis II astronauts to have what the spacefarers called their “ultimate dinner.” It was their last full meal before embarking on their historic journey around the Moon — the first human-crewed visit to Earth’s silver…

Updated 8 June 2026 at 08:54 IST The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment. NASA Astronauts To Wear Prada's Long Johns On Moon Mission | Image: Reuters Italian fashion house Prada unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment…

(Image credit: NASA) Meteor showers are among the most beautiful phenomena to brighten Earth's sky, but could the fast moving space rocks that accompany major events threaten or delay future Artemis moon missions as NASA and its partners plan for a lunar landing attempt? NASA estimates that approximately 48.5 tons…

Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observations collected on the test flight. Results from these science investigations will help support safe human…

Personal Tech This week on The Kettle, we mull over whether the Steam Deck is a canary in the coal mine for the future of hardware prices, and the effect of Blue Origin's blowout on NASA's Moon missions It was explosive news week – if you're the price of a…

The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron Spaceflight Now screenshot/YouTube New Glenn, a giant rocket built and operated by Jeff Bezos’s aerospace firm…