Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

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
Artemis 2
Artemis
Exploration Ground Systems
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Kennedy Space Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media briefing will take place from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the conclusion of an Artemis II Flight Readiness Review. The news conference will stream live […]
Posted March 9, 2026
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Artemis
Artemis 1
Artemis 2
Artemis 3
Artemis 4
Artemis 5
Artemis Campaign Development Division
Astronauts
Earth's Moon
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
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
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Space Launch System (SLS)
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)
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
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 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)
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, 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
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