NASA says testing progress ‘underscores continued confidence’ that the spacesuits will be ready to support the lunar landing

In an on-going overhaul of NASA's Artemis program, agency officials say it will take seven years to build a sophisticated base on the moon.

NASA plans to launch more lunar missions after the success of Artemis II, signaling a renewed era for lunar exploration and science — and raising questions about what comes next. A National Academies study currently underway will identify key nonpolar landing sites for future crewed lunar missions and what science goals could be achieved.

NASA’s Artemis II crew has returned from a historic lunar flyby, sharing vivid accounts of rare moon views and releasing striking Earthset footage. The mission tested Orion and the Space Launch System, validated new laser communications, and gathered ...

The largest section of the space rocket that will launch the next moon mission has been shipped to the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA presently plans to fly Artemis III in 2027, during which Orion will dock with one or both lunar lander prototypes in Earth orbit. That mission is likely to carry an Axiom suit for demonstration in microgravity. This would be a precursor mission to a lunar landing in 2028.

A test flight by four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II around the moon made history on April 6. NASA’s Artemis II test flight — the first crewed lunar flyby in 50-plus years — broke a record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance,