NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft endured temperatures exceeding 4,000°F during its return from the Moon. Now, detailed ...

When four astronauts strap into the Orion capsule for Artemis II, the mission NASA now targets for April 2026, they will carry a responsibility that reaches well beyond their own flight. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Instead, that task will fall to Artemis 4, with Artemis 3 launching sooner with a different mission framework, and with a ...

The Artemis 2 crew, standing in from of their Artemis spacecraft, discusses their planned around-the-moon flight with reporters at the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: commander Reid Wiseman, ...

The budget threatens to kill Lunar Gateway and the Mars Sample Return mission, along with phasing out the gigantic SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. Reading time 3 minutes The U.S. administration is ...

Even as NASA celebrated the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II over the weekend, NASA's new administrator, Jared Isaacman, made sure to put an asterisk on ...

The White House released a “skinny” version of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, including financial information for all federal agencies. A “skinny” budget simply means that while ...

The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Exploration programs would get a sharp funding increase in a House spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak The recent ...

An uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully traveled thousands of miles beyond the moon and back, demonstrating its ability to one day transport astronauts to lunar orbit — but there are a few more ...