Artemis

Artemis
Artemis 2
Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April 1, 2026, image. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft.
Posted April 2, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Missions
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending four astronauts aboard the […]
Posted April 2, 2026
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Artemis
Earth's Moon
Johnson Space Center
Lunar Science
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded science and technology to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.
Posted March 27, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 4
Artemis 5
Earth's Moon
NASA has selected 10 participating scientists to help shape a science plan for astronauts to complete on the lunar surface under the Artemis program – including deploying scientific instruments, making critical observations of the landing site, and collecting Moon rocks.
Posted March 27, 2026
Artemis 2
Artemis
Exploration Ground Systems
I Am Artemis
Kennedy Space Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Listen to this audio excerpt from Michael Guzman, Artemis II main propulsion systems engineer: A clue to what Mike Guzman, main propulsion systems engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loves most can be found in the signature of his work email: a complex string of equations for rocket thrust, specific impulse, and the […]
Posted March 27, 2026
General
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Missions
Before NASA sends its astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on their Artemis II mission around the Moon, the launch team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and teams across the country will begin counting down about two days before liftoff.  A launch countdown contains
Posted March 26, 2026
Artemis 2
Artemis
Missions
Editor’s note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the agency’s upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m.
Posted March 25, 2026
Artemis
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA Headquarters
As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and advance American leadership in space.
Posted March 24, 2026
Humans in Space
Artemis
Leadership
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 23, 2026, to update the title of a participant. NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington to outline how the agency is executing President Donald J.
Posted March 23, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Missions
About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be in space.
Posted March 13, 2026
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