Artemis

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords

NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Posted October 1, 2025

Artemis

Artemis Accords

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the two nations.

Posted September 30, 2025

ISS Research

Artemis

International Space Station (ISS)

International Space Station: Launching NASA and Humanity into Deep Space

Curiosity and the desire to explore are traits deeply rooted in human nature. Space exploration is no exception; it reflects humanity’s timeless drive to seek new horizons, challenge our limits, and understand our universe.

Posted September 30, 2025

Centennial Challenges

Artemis

Centennial Challenges News

Earth's Moon

Marshall Space Flight Center

Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber

By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of their prize opportunity to test their upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transportation rover in the center’s 20-foot thermal vacuu

Posted September 26, 2025

I Am Artemis

Artemis

Artemis 3

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Orion Program

I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John

Listen to this audio excerpt from Diamond St. John, engineer working on the Artemis III heat shield for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin: For four-generations, Diamond St. John’s family has been supporting human spaceflight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted September 26, 2025

Human Lander Challenge

Artemis

Human Landing System Program

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More

NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help evolve and transform technologies for life support and environmental control systems. These systems are critical for sustainable, long-duration human spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Posted September 25, 2025

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Johnson Space Center

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole

As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will search for volatile resources, such as ice, on the lunar surface […]

Posted September 19, 2025

Space Launch System (SLS)

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Artemis 2

Marshall Space Flight Center

From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II

By Jill Dunbar Of the many roads leading to successful Artemis missions, one is paved with high-tech computing chips called superchips.

Posted September 18, 2025

Johnson Space Center

Artemis

Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon

NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface.

Posted September 18, 2025

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly Crew

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket poised to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon next year may appear identical to the Artemis I SLS rocket. On closer inspection, though, engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon rocket inside and out to improve performance, reliability, and safety. SLS flew a […]

Posted September 17, 2025