Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 30, 2026

NASA’s SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency’s Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.

‘The sasquatch is honesty’: Inside Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis 2 mission patch

Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian flying to the moon on board NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, included Indigenous perspectives on his personal mission patch.

Could bad space weather endanger the Artemis 2 moon astronauts?

Space weather experts have been working overtime to hone their forecasts ahead of the Artemis 2 launch, which will send four astronauts around the moon and back to Earth.

How will Artemis 2 be different from NASA’s Apollo moon missions?

Going to the moon? Been there, done that — right? Some people might say that NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is a repeat of the past, but they would be wrong.

SpaceX launches 119 payloads to orbit on a single Falcon 9 rocket (video)

SpaceX launched 119 payloads to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30).

‘We are ready’: NASA still on track to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon April 1

NASA has a high degree of confidence that its historic Artemis 2 crewed moon mission will launch on time.

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon astronauts are ‘fortunate’ to have a private space toilet — Apollo crews pooped in plastic bags

The Apollo astronauts peed into roll-on cuffs and pooped into plastic bags in the presence of their crewmates, but the Artemis 2 spaceflyers will have access to a bona fide bathroom.

‘We work for them, too’: Artemis 2 moon mission is for everyone, NASA astronaut Victor Glover says (video)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover says he is not solely focused on milestones for the Artemis 2 mission, but also on how to engage different communities about the crew’s work.

‘It’s all I think about’: Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman is zeroed in on historic moon mission

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander Artemis 2, the first moon mission in more than 50 years, says his crew will do his best to get the job done well.