For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China’s Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.
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The heat shield on Artemis 2’s Orion capsule appears to have held up incredibly well during its scorching downward trip through Earth’s atmosphere, mission commander Reid Wiseman said.
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The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.
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Artemis 2’s groundbreaking space toilet doesn’t deserve the bad press it’s gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman.
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The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s minister for education and science; Jānis Beķeris, chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States; and […]
In this photo taken on April 6, 2026, a portion of the Moon’s far side is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. A section of Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under […]
As Artemis 2 approached, my anticipation was mixed with uncertainty. Would this new Moon mission spark the wonder and excitement I’d felt during Apollo? Those doubts didn’t last long.
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Listen to this audio excerpt from Rebekah Tolatovicz, a mechanical technician lead supporting the Orion spacecraft’s main contractor Lockheed Martin: At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, there is a fleet of Orion spacecraft in work, and Rebekah Tolatovicz’s hands have helped build each one. Tolatovicz works to build, integrate, and test the spacecraft used […]
Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar “relay race” that will lead the NASA and its international partners to a moon base and, eventually, Mars, NASA chief Jared Isaacman says.
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“Rise Wiseman” might be the most beloved mission mascot in history.