Watch NASA fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket today in critical prelaunch test
NASA will conduct a crucial fueling test with its Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can watch the action live.
Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight
InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions.
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance
SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts.
NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation
NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.
40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine
Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.
Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine ahead of historic NASA moon launch
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission went into quarantine on Jan. 23, keeping everything on track for a possible launch in early February.
NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers’ plane on Artemis 2 moon mission
The Artemis 2 moon mission will send a swatch from the famous Wright Flyer, along with a number of other aerospace artifacts, when it launches in the coming weeks.
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What’s next?
Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.
ISS astronaut spots Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad from space (photo)
A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6.
‘We can handle any kind of difficult situation’: Crew-11 astronauts say 1st medical evacuation from ISS had a silver lining
The fact that Crew-11 returned to Earth safely despite unprecedented circumstances bodes well for the success of future missions that go farther afield, astronauts said.