CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — We have liftoff! The engines of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket roared as it lifted the Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule holding Crew-2 into space. The launch took place at 5:49 a.m.

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year.

Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of NASA's Artemis program and the first to fly astronauts aboard the Space Launch ...

The astronauts assigned to NASA’s next trip around the Moon have now lived through launch day in everything but the roar of ...

A major step toward launch day is complete as NASA's Artemis II astronauts ran through a countdown demonstration test.

Agency officials are eyeing a February 5 launch for the mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon, but can they actually stick to this aggressive timeline? Reading time 3 minutes The ...

The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak WASHINGTON — NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon could launch as soon as early February, as both agency ...

China’s Mengzhou spacecraft crew module launches away from the pad during a successful pad abort test at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2025. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China aims to ...