ORLANDO, Florida, April 2: The Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission blasted off Thursday to launch the crew on a lunar trajectory, setting them the furthest humans have ever traveled in space. A successful launch maneuver put the crew on track to enter the moon’s magnetic field on Sunday morning, as … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – There was a small pot problem on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon probe. Within hours to launch four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 mission orbiting the moon, its crew reported a glitch in what may have been the comfort of the new creature that was most expected of them. The Orion spacecraft: … Read more
TWZ newsletter Weekly commentary and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy and foreign policy. A secret NT-43A of the US Air Force Materiel Command has been spotted in Florida, taking part in preparations for the launch of NASA’s long-term Artemis II lunar mission. This very unique and incredibly shy aircraft, a modified … Read more
As NASA plans to launch four astronauts on Wednesday aboard its Artemis II mission, the race to return to the Moon is on. The current mission will see astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon before returning to Earth in 10 days. They will be testing equipment and systems that could soon see Americans … Read more
Astronomy Artemis II is about to take a trip to a record-breaking flight orbiting the moon, giving NASA a rare opportunity to study how deep space affects the human body. After leaving Earth’s protective gravity, the four-person crew will be exposed to space weather – which includes intense bursts of radiation from the sun, known … Read more
NASA is just hours away from launching Artemis 2, the first mission to land humans on the moon in more than half a century. About 10 days flight – expected to raise today (April 1) from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 6:24 pm EDT (2224 GMT) – will carry NASA astronauts Reid … Read more
April 1, 2026 4 read min Add us to GoogleAdd Science Artemis II‘s toilet is a moon mission milestone On their journey to the moon, NASA scientists finally discover the creature comforts of Earth’s toilets – like having a door and being able to pee and poop at the same time. Posted by KR Callaway … Read more
Every job in deep space is fraught with danger. Hardware failure during launch, equipment malfunctioning far from Earth, or a small space rock hitting the vehicle are all scenarios that astronauts will train for. As humans embark on Artemis II, their first visit to the Moon in more than 50 years, one constant threat they … Read more
A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s Space Coast, up to 400,000 beachgoers and boarders will look to the skies Wednesday to see a fiery wonder that hasn’t been seen in nearly 54 years: a complete NASA rocket returning to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if … Read more
If anyone can offer advice to the four NASA astronauts scheduled to launch Wednesday on a mission to orbit the moon, it’s Harrison Schmitt. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. Schmitt, 90, left his shoes on the lunar surface in 1972, as part of Apollo 17 – the … Read more