Nasa to take astronauts around the moon for first time in 50 years - The launch window for the Artemis II mission opens on February 6

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.

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February.

NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.

As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.

Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch. Based on repeated stops and starts seen on NASA's countdown clock, the ...

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reveals how the Artemis II crew will manage hygiene and waste in deep space. Learn how the new high-tech lunar loo provides privacy and comfort 400,000 kilometres from Earth.

More than 50 years after the last time humans walked on the moon, China is working steadily toward landing its astronauts on the lunar surface. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. On October 30, 2025, a spokesman for China's ...

The next generation of American astronauts have been introduced as the intrepid spacefarers who could be part of landmark NASA missions back to the moon and eventually to the surface of Mars. On Sept. 22, NASA unveiled its 10 newest recruits who will ...