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Full Moon over Artemis II

A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The agency concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the agency’s Artemis II test flight early Tuesday morning, […]

Posted February 3, 2026

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NASA to Discuss Early Results of Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated at on Feb. 3, 2026, to reflect a change in the start of the news conference and its participants, as well as removing a placeholder for a crew media gaggle. Following a fueling test of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the launch pad for the Artemis II […]

Posted February 2, 2026

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Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

Four astronauts will soon travel beyond low Earth orbit and fly around the Moon on Artemis II, a mission that will test NASA’s systems and hardware for human exploration of deep space. Since June 2023, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen have been preparing for their

Posted January 30, 2026

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Christina H. Koch

G. Reid Wiseman

Kennedy Space Center

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Victor J. Glover

Artemis II Recovery Training

Off the coast of California, NASA’s Artemis Landing and Recovery team and the Department of War that will work together to retrieve the Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean are performing a final simulation of their activities, called a just-in-time training, at sea on […]

Posted January 30, 2026

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Marshall Space Flight Center

People of Marshall

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Doug Parkinson

Doug Parkinson’s face lights up as he starts telling his story, how someone from Wisconsin now plays a part in the team that will help land the first Artemis astronauts on to the Moon. Parkinson serves as NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lead for Launch Integration and Mission Operations, guiding engineers responsible for monitoring […]

Posted January 29, 2026

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Communicating and Navigating with Missions

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Technology Demonstration

Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles, carried on signals from NASA’s communications systems.

Posted January 28, 2026

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Commercial Space

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Communications & Navigation Program

The Future of Commercial Space

NASA Selects Participants to Track Artemis II Mission

NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s journey around the Moon. The Artemis II test flight will launch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carrying the Orion spacecraft and a crew of four astronauts, on a mission into deep space. The agency’s second mission in […]

Posted January 23, 2026

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Orion Program

I Am Artemis: Dustin Gohmert

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) manager: During NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, the astronauts inside the Orion spacecraft will be wearing specialized pressure suits designed to protect them throughout their journey.

Posted January 23, 2026

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Orion Program

NASA’s Artemis II Mission to Fly Legacy Keepsakes with Astronaut Crew

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry a host of mementos that reflect the nation’s long tradition of exploration, innovation, and leadership in its official flight kit.

Posted January 22, 2026

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NASA’s Artemis II Rocket and Spacecraft Make Their Way to Launch Pad

This Jan. 17, 2026, image shows NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted January 21, 2026