Artemis

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030

NASA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced Tuesday a renewed commitment to their longstanding partnership to support the research and development of a fission surface power system for use on the Moon under the Artemis campaign and future NASA missions to Mars.

Posted January 13, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Missions

NASA Invites Media to Cover Artemis Mission from Johnson Space Center

Media accreditation is open to attend Artemis II mission activities at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Johnson is where flight controllers in mission control will manage the test flight after liftoff of the first crewed Moon mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign. Targeted to launch no earlier Friday, Feb. 6, the Artemis II mission […]

Posted January 12, 2026

Artemis Accords

Artemis

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Welcomes Portugal as 60th Artemis Accords Signatory

Portugal is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords alongside 59 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond with NASA.

Posted January 12, 2026

NASA en español

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Missions

Últimos preparativos para la primera misión tripulada a la Luna con la campaña Artemis de la NASA

Read this article in English here. Conforme la NASA se acerca al lanzamiento del vuelo de prueba Artemis II, la agencia pronto llevará por primera vez su cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la nave espacial Orion a la plataforma de lanzamiento en el Centro Espacial Kennedy de la agencia en […]

Posted January 12, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Astronauts

Humans in Space

Missions

Final Steps Underway for NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission

Lee este artículo en español aquí. As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integration, testing, and launch […]

Posted January 10, 2026

I Am Artemis

Artemis

Marshall Space Flight Center

People of Marshall

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Dave Reynolds

As booster manager for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System), Dave Reynolds’ path to NASA is embodied by his childhood poster of the space shuttle’s Return to Flight initiative, which hangs in his office, serving as a constant reminder that his journey to the agency began decades ago. Growing up in Roy, Utah, Reynolds remembers standing […]

Posted January 9, 2026

Glenn Research Center

Artemis

Gateway Program

Gateway Space Station

Johnson Space Center

NASA Starts Up Gateway’s Power System for First Time

Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed to provide power for Gateway in lunar orbit. Able to generate 60 kilowatts of power, the element was successfully powered on earlier last year.

Posted January 8, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Kennedy Space Center

Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop the SLS in October 2025. Set to launch in early 2026, the Artemis II […]

Posted December 24, 2025

I Am Artemis

Artemis

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Orion Program

I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale

Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office at NASA Johnson: In preparation for their mission around the Moon inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the Artemis II crew will spend countless hours training inside the Orion Mission Simulator.

Posted December 23, 2025

Kennedy Space Center

Artemis

Artemis 2

Commercial Crew

Commercial Resupply

Exploration Ground Systems

International Space Station (ISS)

Launch Services Program

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

NASA Kennedy Top 20 Stories of 2025

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent 2025 preparing the launch vehicle and its powerhouse SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to launch four astronauts around the Moon for Artemis II in early 2026.

Posted December 22, 2025