Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Lee esta historia en español aquí. To achieve the national goal of landing American astronauts on the surface of the Moon and maintaining U.S. superiority in exploration and discovery, NASA announced Feb.

Posted March 3, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence.

Posted February 27, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign

With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leadership will discuss the work ahead for the test flight, as well […]

Posted February 26, 2026

Humans in Space

Artemis

Artemis 3

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Johnson Space Center

Spacesuits

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone

The next-generation spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the Moon’s South Pole for the first time. Testing is also underway for the new suits, built by Axiom Space, with NASA astronauts and spacesuit engineers recently simulating surface

Posted February 12, 2026

Communicating and Navigating with Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

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

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad

NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Posted January 15, 2026

Fission Surface Power

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

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Science & Research

NASA Awards Lunar Freezer System Contract

NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide the necessary systems required to return temperature sensitive science payloads to Earth from the Moon. The Lunar Freezer System contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award with cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders. The contract begins Thursday, Dec.

Posted December 2, 2025

NASA en español

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Kennedy Space Center

La NASA invita a los medios al despegue de la misión lunar Artemis II

Read this press release in English here. Ya está abierto el plazo de acreditación de medios de comunicación para el lanzamiento de la primera misión lunar tripulada de la campaña Artemis de la NASA. Con un lanzamiento previsto para principios de 2026, el vuelo de prueba Artemis II enviará a los astronautas de la NASA Reid […]

Posted November 17, 2025