Weather looks favourable for Artemis launch despite cloud

Artemis II is close to launch - Simon King explains the critical importance of the weather to its success.

NASA’s Mission Back to the Moon

Artemis II, which would be the first time anyone would travel this far from Earth since 1972, launches on April 1. Kenneth Chang, a reporter for The New York Times, describes how the mission is key to a U.S. goal.

By Kenneth Chang, Marco Hernandez, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego and Luke Piotrowski

Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission

Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if weather and any late technical gremlins grant their con...

By Richard Luscombe in Cape Canaveral

NASA's Artemis II astronauts are hours away from moon launch. Watch it here

NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.

By Amina Khan

What is NASA’s Artemis II moon mission, and when will it launch?

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans will travel around the moon to test deep-space life-support systems.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is headed around the moon. Take a look inside the capsule

Think of it like a long family trip, with everyone packed into an minivan along with all of your stuff — except that you're hitting the road at 28,000 km/h and there are no pit stops for nearly 10 days.

Artemis 2: What to know about first crewed Moon mission in half a century

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts circling around the Moon in humanity's first crewed lunar mission since 1972 – and the first to feature a woman. Its main goal is to prepare for the return of boots on the Moon in 2028. Here's what to know about the highly anticipated mission.

By FRANCE 24

NASA’s Lori Glaze: ‘Artemis 2 is a test flight. Many critical systems will be tested for the first time’

One of the top officials at the space agency explains to EL PAÍS the major milestones of the first manned mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, and the possibilities of aborting it if there are serious problems

By Nuño Domínguez

NASA Artemis II Moon mission countdown begins for April 1 launch

By TOI SCIENCE DESK

Why NASA isn’t landing on the Moon yet: Artemis’ future plans

By Shravan Hanasoge

Artemis II launch: Why did America stop its moon missions? Everything to know about the new journey

NASA prepares for Artemis II, its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China’s first crewed landing. NASA mission managers on Monday polled ‘go’ to launch the Artemis […]

Artemis II at a glance: To the Moon and back

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century.

"I Am Really Proud": First Black Astronaut Candidate Reflects On Moon Mission

Victor Glover is set to make history as the first Black astronaut on the Artemis 2 Moon mission that could take off as soon as Wednesday.

Artemis II: What to know about NASA's first crewed mission towards the Moon since 1972

The mission, years in the making, will see four astronauts embark on a 10-day mission covering 2.25 million km.

Artemis II: U.S. set to launch first crewed moon mission since 1972

It's happening: Historic Moon mission set for launch tonight

The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 is scheduled to take off from Florida as early as tonight at 11:24pm Irish time.

Man returns to the moon: Why night rocket launch will break multiple records

Four astronauts will head to space aboard the Orion spacecraft.