Maritime space launch command and measurement ship Dongfang Hengyuan is prepared for launch from a dry dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding in Weihai, Shandong province, earlier this month. [Photo provided ...

Launch time is almost upon us as NASA officials begin the final preparations for the launch of Artemis II.

The countdown to launch of the Artemis II crew's flight around the moon begins Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Together, these two programs have lofted a total of more than 1,600 payloads to orbit — including 143 on Transporter-1 in ...

As NASA prepares for its long-awaited return of crewed launches beyond low Earth orbit with Artemis II, the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans has served as America’s premier rocket ...

NASA’s Artemis II could launch as early as April 1, sending four astronauts around the Moon on the first crewed deep-space mission in more than 50 years.

NASA's Artemis II crew is ready for their 10-day moon mission, with launch scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, and an 80% 'go' weather forecast.

As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between ...

NASA officials said Sunday that the crew, Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule are ready to launch the Artemis II mission to circle the moon.

The four astronauts making NASA’s next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era. The Americans who blazed the trail to the moon more than half a century ago were white men chosen for their ...