Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Artemis 2
Astronauts
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will stream online. The agency is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for the test flight during a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, with additional launch opportunities through Monday, April 6. Artemis II is NASA’s […]
Posted March 26, 2026
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
CoECI News
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Get Involved
Langley Research Center
NASA Directorates
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA selected 14 university teams from across the nation as finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This NASA challenge tasks students to design innovative concepts that could further human life and work on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Posted March 20, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Space Launch System (SLS)
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA used advanced simulations to provide the best possible launch conditions for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon.  To better understand the Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s flight environment, engineers turned to a
Posted March 20, 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
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
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