Who's who in mission control? ✨ From attitude to propulsion, each flight controller is trained and certified in a specific system aboard the Orion spacecraft. Flight controllers operate Orion’s navigation and flight control software, manage coordination of real-time changes in

"Humanity is calling us to explore the Moon and then to share with the world to motivate. We might motivate 10 kids to do something great; we might motivate one kid to do something great, and that is a success to me," said Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman. Four astronauts could

Australia supported us on Apollo and are with us again as we fly astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

Nothing but gratitude for the men and women of this great nation. It is time to fly.

Tomorrow, we launch. At sunset tonight, Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century. The next era of exploration begins.

The launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are GO to begin filling the Artemis II rocket with fuel. The official launch broadcast begins at 12:50pm ET (1650 UTC). Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 6:24 pm ET (2224 UTC). Tanking coverage can be found here: youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8T…

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

“I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber.” Mission specialists like Christina H Koch train for all roles so they can jump in wherever they’re needed. Sometimes that means fixing vital machinery, like the spacecraft toilet.

Next stop: lunar flyby. The Orion spacecraft recently ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes to provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust. This maneuver not only sets the Artemis II astronauts on the path to the Moon. It also puts the crew in a free

Flight Day 2 for the NASA Artemis II mission is winding down as the crew preps for sleep after a busy day. Goodnight Crew. Goodnight Moon. 😴

Even in darkness, we glow. In this image of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew, we can see the electric lights of human activity. In the lower right, sunlight illuminates the limb of the planet.

Artemis II successfully deployed 4 CubeSats in high Earth orbit.  These satellites, developed with our Artemis Accords partners DLR - English, CONAE, 우주항공청 KASA, and  وكالة الفضاء السعودية, will demonstrate radiation research, space weather monitoring, and new technologies that will be

Not bad for a first day in space. Yesterday, as they became closer to the Moon than the Earth, Commander Reid Wiseman and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen reflected on the feeling of the translunar injection burn. Rise, the zero-gravity indicator, hung out for the conversation

A NASA crew of four astronauts have now traveled farther in space than anyone in history as the group’s spacecraft hurtles toward the moon for a historic flyby bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🚨 NOW: Trump NASA chief Jared Isaccman just PERSONALLY arrived on-scene for the splashdown of the Artemis II crew He really cares. They're about to enter the atmosphere HOT with the heat shield keeping them safe ALMOST THERE! 🇺🇸

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a NASA and Canadian Space Agency. Time to share the good news!

Introducing the Vast Astronaut Flight Suit. Built with a human-centric design and developed in partnership with Vast Lead Astronaut A.J. (Drew) Feustel, the suit prioritizes mobility, comfort, and on-orbit functionality.

Announcing Vast’s strategic collaboration with Cedars-Sinai, home of the Center for Space Medicine Research, on a range of biomedical research initiatives. Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station, will also host a Cedars-Sinai experiment with

"It flew like a dream." Different members of the Artemis II crew comment on what it was like to manually pilot the Orion spacecraft during their lunar mission.

The NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge is seeking innovative approaches to analyzing the unique dataset collected from the Artemis II mission. Submit your ideas by June 5, 2026. hrpdatachallenge.org