Moon Mission

A rare freeze in Florida has forced Nasa to push its Artemis 2 Moonshot to February 8, delaying critical tests on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. — Reuters pic (New users only) Unlock 4%* + 10%* p.a. promo rate for 3 months via Versa and enjoy FREE RM10 &…

Static fire test of the Long March 12B rocket at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone at Jiuquan spaceport, Jan. 16, 2026. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China appears set to accelerate its launch rate this year while also conducting tests key to its crewed lunar ambitions and launching major…

January 27, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm A crucial test of NASA’s upcoming crewed flight to the moon is set to take place as soon as Saturday, the agency said By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS)…

NASA rolls out the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 moon mission on Jan. 17, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock) NASA's Artemis 2 mission won't just send a quartet of astronauts around the moon — a trove of aerospace artifacts will make the trip as well. A…

The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading Next month, NASA is slated to launch the first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century. During the 10-day Artemis II mission, scheduled for…

NASA’s Space Launch System — the rocket that will carry four astronauts to the moon for the first time in over fifty years — along with the Orion spacecraft, has been moved to its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission, named Artemis II, will blast off as early…

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 : NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency's Artemis II mission that is poised to send four astronauts around the moon and back as soon as next month. Traveling…

“Putting crew on the rocket and taking the crew around the Moon, this is going be our first step toward a sustained lunar presence,” Honeycutt said. “It’s 10 days four astronauts going farther from Earth than any other human has ever traveled. We’ll be validating the Orion spacecraft’s life support,…

Jennifer M. Dooren Jan 16, 2026 NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign. The Artemis II Press Kit now is available with information on the mission, astronauts, and other resources for media. “Artemis II…

January 15, 2026 4 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm On Friday NASA laid out the time line for Artemis II, humanity’s first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron NASA’s Space Launch System rocket awaits the arrival…