Four space station fliers have been told to cut their mission short and return to Earth ahead of schedule because of an apparently serious medical issue affecting an unidentified crew member, NASA ...

NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb ...

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captured Earth after completing a close flyby of the moon on Nov. 21, 2022. Earth was 229,000 miles (368,539 km) away at the time. NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft ...

An artist’s conception shows the integrated design for the Blue Moon Mark 2 lander. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA is reworking its Artemis moon program to add a test mission for commercial lunar ...

Jared Isaacman, a pilot and financial tech billionaire, has commanded two groundbreaking spaceflights, including leading the first private spacewalk. But his most remarkable flying has occurred over ...

Watch as the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft travels to the moon in this epic time-lapse from flight day 1 on Nov. 16, 2022. Watch the historic Artemis 1 launch: <a href="https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis ...

The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a flag. It’s about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration ...

The Artemis II mission fulfilled the original objective planned during Trump's first term and has origins in prior ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...

A consequential debate that has been simmering behind closed doors at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, must soon come to a head. It concerns the selection of the next spacecraft the agency will ...