NASA's Space Launch System rocket for moon-bound Artemis II mission fully stacked at Kennedy Space Center

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back ...
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NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon

NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will ...

SpaceX to work on 'simplified' Starship after NASA reopens lunar lander contract

SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk's commercial rocket company, says it's working on a "simplified" plan for its Starship to land ...

Isaacman’s NASA Plan Cites Possible SpaceX Role in Quest to Get to Mars

President Donald Trump’s NASA pick Jared Isaacman has proposed to launch an uncrewed mission to Mars as early as next year, ...

Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft has ‘critical issues’ with its heat shield, report finds

The Orion crew module for NASA’s Artemis II mission. NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA is intending to use its new Orion capsule to send astronauts to the moon under its Artemis program, but a new report finds ...
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes down after journey around moon

NASA’s Orion spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, marking the end of the Artemis I mission around the moon. The spacecraft entered the ocean off the California coast at 12:40 p.m. ET ...