Moon Mission

Home News Spaceflight NASA's SLS rocket soars into the Florida early morning sky on the Artemis 1 mission. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) NASA's new moon mission will bring science to multiple solar system destinations, a senior agency official said Wednesday (Nov. 16). Hours after the launch of Artemis 1…

On Wednesday morning during the quiet hours of twilight, a 32-story rocket blasted into space from a launchpad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In a burst of flames and smoke, the citrus-colored vessel brightened the dark sky with a synthetic sunset as it propelled a little white spacecraft toward none…

NASA’s Artemis I mission is finally on its way to the Moon, a feat that marks the debut of the world’s most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), and secures a major milestone in the agency’s quest to return humans to the lunar surface in the coming years.  The…

The 26-day Artemis I flight is designed to test the SLS rocket and the Orion capsule before missions with humans onboard. The spacecraft is carrying a set of mannequins laden with sensors to study conditions during the flight and to measure radiation levels throughout the mission. The Orion spacecraft will…

Home News Spaceflight A satellite operated by Capella Space captured this synthetic aperture radar view of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 14, 2022, two days before the mission's planned liftoff. (Image credit: Capella Space) A sharp-eyed satellite captured…

Live coverage of the countdown and maiden flight of the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. NASA TV SFN Live Read More

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NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST...Read More

NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 3, to discuss the status of its Artemis I flight test that will launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The uncrewed mission will send the Orion spacecraft beyond the Moon…