#sls

NASA has announced the four-person crew for Artemis III, a 2027 mission that will test Orion and commercial lunar landers in Earth orbit, paving the way for Artemis IV's 2028 Moon landing.

NASA will announce the four astronauts assigned to Artemis III on June 9 and provide a progress update on the lunar test flight designed to validate critical docking operations for future surface missions

NASA says Artemis 3 will fly the Space Launch System without its usual upper stage, underscoring how the mission has shifted from a lunar landing attempt to an orbital test of rendezvous and docking with lander systems.

Following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, NASA engineers have started analyzing data from Orion, SLS, and related systems to inform future missions.

NASA will roll the top four-fifths of the Artemis III SLS core stage out of Michoud on April 20 for shipment to Kennedy Space Center, marking a visible milestone in the moon mission’s hardware flow.

NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific after nearly 10 days around the Moon, closing the agency's first crewed lunar test mission in more than half a century.

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts completed a historic flyby around the moon, becoming the farthest-traveled humans on record as the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo presses through its 10-day flight.

NASA’s Artemis II mission has launched with four astronauts aboard Orion, beginning the first crewed lunar mission in more than five decades and a major test flight for future moon return plans.

NASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, starting a roughly 10-day crewed test flight around the Moon and marking the first astronaut voyage beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years.

NASA is preparing to launch Artemis 2 on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts around the Moon on the agency’s first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit in more than five decades.

As NASA prepares for Artemis 2, the mission’s basic figures reveal the scale, cost, and symbolism of sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time since Apollo.

NASA says Artemis 2 remains on schedule for an April 1 launch window, with agency officials reporting no technical issues currently threatening the first crewed moon mission of the Artemis era.

NASA has released a detailed launch countdown for Artemis II, outlining the key milestones that begin roughly two days before liftoff for the crewed mission around the Moon

NASA will roll its Space Launch System rocket carrying the Artemis 2 crew back to Kennedy Space Center's launch pad on March 20, maintaining an April 1 target for the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

NASA has declared Artemis 2 ready for another launch attempt after resolving SLS and Orion hardware issues, setting the stage for the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972.

NASA has about three weeks to complete repairs to the Space Launch System's upper stage before the next Artemis 2 launch window opens in early April. The agency rolled the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building after a helium flow problem that couldn't be diagnosed at the launch pad.

NASA has hauled its massive Space Launch System rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building after engineers discovered they couldn't repressurize the upper stage's helium system. The problem pushes the Artemis 2 crewed lunar mission from March to no earlier than April 1.

NASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket for the second time on February 19, after a hydrogen leak during the first wet dress rehearsal forced the agency to wave off a February launch window. If the test succeeds, a crewed lunar mission could launch as early as March.