The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.
Leaders from NASA’s Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.
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One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology. These advances mark the beginning of a new Golden Age of American space leadership driven by clear national direction and historic investment through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. Since his inauguration as […]
America’s next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.
On Saturday (Jan. 17), the rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon rolled to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.
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Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.
NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.
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NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign. The Artemis II Press Kit now is available with information on the mission, astronauts, and other resources for media. “Artemis II will be a momentous step forward for human spaceflight. This historic […]
NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.
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Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.