The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and propelled four astronauts toward the moon, setting them on a days-long ...

The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment.

History was made on April 1, 2026, at 6:35 p.m. EST the Orion spacecraft—which will carry the Artemis II mission crew—launched into space. This is the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — On Wednesday evening, four astronauts blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a historic mission. Artemis II's Orion flight, NASA's most powerful spacecraft to date, is on ...

(CNN) — The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and propelled four astronauts toward the moon, setting them on a days-long ...