Moon Mission

Watch CBS News NASA's Artemis moon mission delayed yet again NASA's next two Artemis moon missions have been pushed back once again, with the first lunar landing in more than a half-century not scheduled to take place until at least mid-2027. NASA said the delay is partly so that it…

NASA announced a new schedule for its upcoming Artemis missions to send astronauts to the moon. This is the second delay to these crewed missions after NASA's postponed the timeline in January of this year. The agency said it now aims to launch the Artemis 2 mission in April 2026,…

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, in 2023 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Their mission to go around the moon has been delayed until at least April, 2026. Joel Kowsky/NASA hide caption toggle caption Joel Kowsky/NASA…

The Orion crew module for NASA’s Artemis II mission. NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA has announced that it is delaying its ambitious Artemis II and Artemis III missions, which will see astronauts travel around and then land on the moon for the first time in over 50 years. The missions will be…

NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft takes a selfie near the moon in November 2022. (Image credit: NASA) We'll have to wait a bit longer to see the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era lift off. NASA announced today (Dec. 5) that it's delaying the planned launch of…

Payload fairing halves lying aside a structural test article following a fairing separation test for the Long March 10 series rocket. Credit: CALT BREMEN, Germany — China has taken another step toward its crewed lunar goals by successfully testing fairing separation for its Long March 10 moon rocket series. The…

NASA has unveiled nine potential landing regions near the moon's South Pole for the Artemis III mission, marking the first crewed lunar landing in over 50 years. These regions, all uncharted by human exploration, will undergo detailed scientific and engineering analyses to assess their suitability for the historic mission. Set…

Andre Douglas' first three months as a NASA astronaut have taken him from training in Arizona to readying for a moon mission. Douglas, who became eligible for NASA spaceflight assignments in March, was named a backup for the highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission just weeks after he passed two years…

You’re standing on the moon, gazing up at the Sun without the protective blanket of an atmosphere that we know and love on Earth. The sky is a stark, black canvas dotted with stars; the Sun is an unfiltered beacon. Now, picture this surreal scene interrupted by a massive solar…

NASA's next moon spacecraft for humans made one small leap into an altitude chamber for vital testing before it brings astronauts on board. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 is slated to fly around the moon with four astronauts no earlier than September 2025 — but first, engineers with NASA…