Moon Mission

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is getting ready to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon in 2026. Engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon SLS rocket inside and out after the Artemis 1 launch. SLS flew a good first mission on the Artemis…

Watch live! NASA introduces class of astronaut candidates for 2025 - YouTube Watch On NASA will announce its new astronaut class today and discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission this week, and you can watch the events live. The action starts on Monday (Sept. 22), when the agency will…

Artistic depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. (Image credit: NASA) As NASA prepares to put astronauts on the moon in the next few years, the agency is thinking about "how to live and operate away from the…

A photo of the Orion capsule during NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is asking citizen scientists, space industry employees and other volunteers to help them track the first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years. The agency put out…

As four astronauts venture around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight in 2026, many people will support the journey from here on Earth. Teams directing operations from the ground include the mission management team, launch control team, flight control team, and the landing and recovery team, each with…

Lauren E. Low Aug 20, 2025 Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Aug. 22, 2025, to reflect updated event times. Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Aug. 20, 2025, to reflect a change in the Artemis II Science and Technology Briefing participants. Lee esta nota de prensa en…

Lunar Trailblazer was set to map the Moon’s water in unprecedented detail but was lost after a communications failure soon after launch. Global tracking efforts failed to revive it, yet its technology and lessons learned will aid future missions. Mission Ends After Communication Loss NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission officially concluded…

Official NASA portrait of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell. (Image credit: NASA) NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who helped turn the near-disastrous Apollo 13 moon mission into an inspiring tale of ingenuity and survival, has died at the age of 97. Jim Lovell passed away on Thursday (Aug.…

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Apollo 13 director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer paid tribute today to Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated moon mission on which they based their hit 1995 movie. The astronaut died Thursday at 97. “Jim Lovell was a true American hero whose courage, intellect and grace under pressure inspired…