On April 4, 1968, NASA launched the final uncrewed test flight of its Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 6 mission demonstrated that the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft were ready to send ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four ...

Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes ...

This enthusiasm for space and executive leadership skills could be the right combination to get the Artemis program back on a ...

TIME spoke to Congresspeople, scientists, and more about NASA's 10-day lunar mission.

Artemis II Flight Director Rick Henfling said Artemis II is predicted to reach a maximum velocity of about 25,000 mph when it ...

The Artemis II mission around the moon provided a conflicted nation with a much-needed wave of shared enthusiasm derived from ...

Boeing gave people the gift of easy flight, then helped U.S. troops in combat before reaching for the stars during the race ...

The reentry of Artemis II will bring a new round of incredible feats. The crew will challenge the record for the fastest humans have ever traveled.

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we ...

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the ...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will launch the Artemis 2 mission, the first human moon mission in over 50 years. At 322 feet tall, the SLS is taller than the Statue of Liberty and is NASA's ...