NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on April 1, 2026. Story Connor Greene NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully launched ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, marking the start of what could be the first trip humans have made to the moon in 53 years. Four ...

After half a century, humanity is once again heading to the Moon. The crewed spacecraft *Artemis II* is scheduled to launch at 7:24 a.m. Korean time on the 2nd (6:24 p.m. local time on the 1st) from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NASA Artemis II Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft is secured to the mobile launcher on Launch Pad 39B at ...

NASA fueled its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts. The three Americans and one Canadian waved and ...

NASA has unveiled revamped plans to build a moon base near the lunar south pole that will one day allow for American astronauts to have a permanent presence on Earth's celestial neighbor. Announced ...

A full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 launch vehicle vertically integrated on its newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone. Credit: Space Pioneer ...

NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft has begun transmitting its first images from deep space, offering a view of Earth from farther away than any crewed mission has traveled since Apollo. The Orion ...

Chang'e-7 spacecraft elements arrived on Hainan island, April 9, for launch preparations. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport ...

Artemis II and it’s crew of four lift off from Kennedy Space Center April 1, 2026 on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK Artemis II launched ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' ...

This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration. As the United States ...