All the news of NASA’s Artemis program, the agency’s attempt to return humans to the Moon
Humans haven’t stepped foot on the Moon since NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
Now, the space agency is racing to get back to the lunar surface under the umbrella of its Artemis program — a nod to the Greek goddess and twin sister of Apollo, whose name was given to NASA’s first program to send humans to the Moon.
It won’t be easy.
The program has been plagued by years of delays , development mishaps , and billions of dollars in budget overruns .
But the mission is unquestionably ambitious.
The goal of Artemis is to create a sustainable presence near the Moon, instead of just sending humans to plant flags and make footprints.
The agency also aims to send the first woman to the Moon through the Artemis program.
Artemis I successfully completed its uncrewed mission in 2022.
On April 2nd, 2026, Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Station carrying four astronauts in its Orion capsule.
The plan is to travel around the Moon before returning to Earth in 10 days’ time.
They’ll be testing out the hardware and systems that could soon see humans standing on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years in the Artemis IV mission scheduled for 2028.
The Artemis II astronauts will set a new distance record from Earth today Today’s Artemis II lunar flyby will be livestreamed on Netflix.
The far side of the Moon peeks out to say hi.
You can’t doomscroll 230,000 miles from Earth.
Artemis II is more than halfway to the Moon.
Why the Artemis II crew is relying on decade old tech.
NASA did eventually solve Artemis II’s Outlook glitch Hey, that’s Earth! “With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth, we choose it.” Artemis II tech support checking in.
A stunning look at the Artemis II liftoff.
NASA launches four astronauts toward the Moon on the Artemis II mission The Artemis Moon base project is legally dubious The NASA countdown begins.
NASA’s Moon mission delayed again.
NASA’s now targeting March 6th as its earliest Artemis II launch attempt.
Artemis II delayed.
Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch SpaceX proposes a new plan for NASA’s Artemis III moon landing.
NASA’s mission to return humans to the Moon has been delayed again until 2026 NASA wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver cargo to the moon NASA picks three companies to develop a Moon car for Artemis astronauts NASA’s Artemis mission to take humans back to the Moon has been delayed until 2025 How to watch NASA’s Artemis I SLS megarocket la
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