Moon Mission

Artist's illustration of a moon base under construction. (Image credit: NASA) Five years after the Artemis Accords were established, key rules for operating on the moon remain unresolved, including how to respond to emergencies and how to define "safety zones" around lunar activities. As NASA gears up to launch its…

NASA is proposing SpaceX Starship now handles translunar injection (TLI) propulsion and the full landing role, while SLS/Orion is limited to LEO only. This shrinks Boeing’s role and gives more to SpaceX Starship. Artemis III (2027) — LEO Docking Test (Almost Unchanged, Now a Perfect Dress Rehearsal) Before today’s proposal…

NASA recently announced that it’s targeting April 1 for the launch of its highly anticipated lunar-bound mission, Artemis II. Inside the Orion spacecraft lifted to space by the powerful SLS rocket will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, together with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy…

Technicians and engineers perform prelaunch work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 26, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now NASA plans to haul its Artemis 2 moon rocket back out to its seaside launch pad next week to ready the huge…

About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be in space. The approximately 10-day test flight will be packed with activity as the astronauts venture…

(From left) Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team, Shawn Quinn, manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program and Norm Knight, director, Flight Operations Directorate participate in a press conference about revisions and fixes being done to numerous Artemis II rocket…

London A lunchtime Lego project at Jeremy Hansen's former high school in Ingersoll, Ont., has grown into a mission to follow his upcoming Artemis II moon journey, and the Canadian astronaut's parents paid ode to the students' efforts by visiting their son's alma mater — with a special package. Hansen's…

NASA employees brief the media on Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. about the delayed Artemis II mission. The news conference focused on revisions and fixes being done to the rocket components. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images…

March 12, 2026 3 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm NASA is planning to roll its moon mission rocket back out later this month, with an April 1 target launch date By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner NASA/Ben Smegelsky NASA is working to launch its Artemis II…

The Artemis 2 astronauts — from left to right, Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Christina Koch — attend the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington,…