Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis

Humans in Space

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy

Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will see the arrival and unloading of the 212-foot-tall SLS core stage at […]

Posted June 14, 2024

Artemis

Gateway Program

Gateway Space Station

Johnson Space Center

Gateway’s HALO Making Moves

One of Gateway space station's foundational modules, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), is closer to launch after completing a major milestone.

Posted June 10, 2024

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage

NASA will roll the fully assembled core stage for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July. The 212-foot-tall stage will be loaded on the agency’s Pegasus barge for delivery to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Media […]

Posted June 8, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Artemis

Artemis 3

Astronauts

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Spacesuits

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis

The physics remain the same, but the rockets, spacecraft, landers, and spacesuits are new as NASA and its industry partners prepare for Artemis astronauts to walk on the Moon for the first time since 1972. NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson put on spacesuits, developed by Axiom Space, to interact […]

Posted June 4, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 1

Artemis 2

Astronauts

Humans in Space

Learning Resources

STEM Engagement at NASA

Moon Tree Planted at U.S. Capitol Marks Enduring NASA, Artemis Legacy

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman provides remarks at a Moon Tree dedication ceremony Tuesday, June 4, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The American Sweetgum tree was grown from a seed that flew around the Moon during the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022. In April, NASA announced the agency selected organizations […]

Posted June 4, 2024

Artemis Accords

Artemis

NASA Headquarters

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Welcomes Slovakia as New Artemis Accords Signatory

Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 42nd nation to join an international community in a commitment to peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space for the benefit of all.

Posted May 30, 2024

Artemis Accords

Artemis

NASA Headquarters

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords Signatory

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Peru as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony with the U.S. State Department at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Peru joins 40 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Posted May 30, 2024

Earth's Moon

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Lunar Science

Mars

Planetary Geosciences & Geophysics

Planetary Science

Science Instruments

NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission

The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes. The most sensitive instrument ever built to measure quakes and meteor strikes on other worlds is getting closer to its journey to the mysterious far side of the Moon. It’s one […]

Posted May 29, 2024

Ames Research Center

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

Artemis

Game Changing Development Program

General

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Technology Mission Directorate

What is 3D-MAT?

A thermal protection material for the Artemis Generation The 3-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablative Thermal Protection System (3D-MAT) is a thermal protection material developed as a critical component of Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft built for human deep space missions.

Posted May 23, 2024

Artemis

Artemis Accords

Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved

Artemis Accords Reach 40 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Lithuania

A milestone was reached on Wednesday as Lithuania became the 40th nation to join NASA and the international coalition in pursuit of safer space exploration by signing the Artemis Accords. The ceremony took place at the Radisson Blu Lietuva hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania, and signifies a continued push toward transparency and peace as more nations […]

Posted May 15, 2024