March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission ...

NASA's Artemis 2 crew is seeking an original idea for their zero-g indicator (ZGI), a stuffed toy or doll that will be suspended from a tether in their Orion spacecraft to signal when they enter ...

NASA's Artemis program aims to use the Moon as a stepping stone for human exploration of Mars. Artemis II, scheduled for 2026, will be the first crewed mission of the program, orbiting the Earth ...

AND JUST HOURS LATER, NASA SHOWED OFF ITS BIG ROCKET THAT IT HOPES TO SEND ON A SECOND MISSION TO THE MOON. WESH 2’S MEGAN MORIARTY GOT AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE BIG PIECES OF THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — There’s a sense of urgency among NASA and its partners aiming for the first human spaceflight of the Artemis program. Artemis II is slated to launch four astronauts on ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — On Friday, NASA unveiled the massive Artemis II rocket that will be used to return humans to the moon in an orbital mission that will last 10 days as the program manager ...

A plush Snoopy mascot rode inside the Orion capsule during the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022. Original designs, which are due by May 27, should “represent the significance of NASA’s ...

SpaceX is set to carry astronauts to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis missions, and was awarded an $843 million contract to deorbit the International Space Station last year. Despite SpaceX's ...

Dreier was referring to the Artemis program, which seeks to return astronauts to the lunar surface as soon as mid-2027, according to the most recent timeline NASA mapped out. According to Dreier ...

NASA's Artemis campaign envisions the moon as being a crucial pit stop to prepare U.S. astronauts and their vehicles to travel onward to Mars. The U.S. company that made history in 2024 with an ...

Norma Jean Blevins, 83, of Chattanooga ... and the family will receive friends from 4–6 p.m. at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. Interment will be at Lakewood Memory ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- John Boyd, known to many as Jack and whose career spanned more than seven decades in a multitude of roles across NASA as well as its predecessor ...