Articles tagged with "Artemis 2"

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Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II astronauts praised Earth as a fragile “lifeboat” after their historic lunar flyby, urging unity. The mission set milestones, captured stunning images, and marked a key step toward NASA’s goal of returning humans to the Moon by 2028.

April 11, 2026

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth, capping historic Moon mission

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after a 10-day Moon mission, testing their heat shield. The crew experienced a brief communication blackout before an expected splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

April 11, 2026

'Historic day': Artemis astronauts break space distance record

NASA’s Artemis II crew becomes the farthest-traveling humans from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13 as they conduct a historic flyby of the Moon and observe previously unseen lunar regions.

April 6, 2026

In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on April 4, 2026. (IN SPACE/

Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972

Former astronaut Charlie Duke, who walked on the Moon in 1972 as part of the Apollo 16 mission, gives ceremonial wakeup call to the crew; the astronauts have entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop called the "lunar sphere of influence," and will soon record the first lunar flyby since 1972.

April 6, 2026

This handout picture provided by NASA shows Earth as seen through the Orion spacecraft’s window, photographed by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis II, on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn. (AFP)

Artemis 2: 'Extraordinary' views of home as astronauts head towards Moon

Artemis 2 astronauts, including Canada's Jeremy Hansen, share stunning Earth views from Orion spacecraft en route to loop the Moon—first crewed flyby in more than five decades.

April 3, 2026

NASA gives Artemis crew green light to head towards Moon

NASA approves the Artemis II astronauts to travel toward the Moon, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, as their spacecraft begins the journey.

April 2, 2026

NASA's Artemis 2 crewed lunar mission takes off

NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying three Americans and one Canadian on the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years.

April 1, 2026

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, integrated for the Artemis II mission, are seen at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 30, 2026 ahead of the first crewed mission to the Moon in m

NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather

NASA delayed the earliest Artemis 2 Moon mission launch to February 8 due to freezing Florida weather, narrowing February launch windows and complicating coordination with upcoming International Space Station crew rotations and schedule uncertainty.

January 30, 2026