Behind the scenes: Astronaut training for Nasa’s moon mission

Training for the Artemis II flight took place at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and began soon after the crew was named in 2023.

What Is Artemis II? The NASA Mission to Fly Astronauts Around the Moon - WSJ

What Is Artemis II? The NASA Mission to Fly Astronauts Around the Moon  WSJ

Nasa begins countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

Nasa began the countdown on Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-storey Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast-off on Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth, the Orion capsule will propel the astronauts to the moon and back. There are no stops – just a quick U-turn around the moon. The nearly 10-day flight will end with a splashdown in the Pacific. Managers said the rocket is doing well following the latest round of repai...

By Associated Press

Britain should be proud of historic Artemis II Moon launch involvement, Tim Peake says

A spacecraft is due to launch on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida which would see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

By Ellie Ng and Andy Wasley

Artemis II in pictures: NASA’s next moon mission like you have never seen before

Over 50 years after Apollo's last mission, NASA is now just 48 hours away from bringing humans back to the moon with Artemis II. This historic 10-day mission marks the first crewed launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft as it takes four pioneering astronauts around the moon. In this photo story, we take a look at how the crew and rocket got to this point of being ready to launch by looking back at all the hard work and challenges that occurred during the uncre...

By TOI Science Desk

NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years

Managers said the rocket is doing well following the latest round of repairs. Forecasters said the weather should cooperate.

NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

Three US, one Canadian astronaut set for 10-day Orion mission, venturing deeper into space

By Reuters

NASA set for historic moon launch after 53-year gap

NASA on Monday began the final countdown for humanity’s first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century, marking a major milestone in the return to deep space explorat...