The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar mission are set to return to Earth Friday evening. The crew is wrapping up a journey around the moon with a planned splashdown off San Diego, Calif.
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NASA's Artemis II successfully launches astronauts into space in historic moon mission. What's next?
The four-member crew successfully completed a "translunar injection burn" on Thursday, sending the Orion out of Earth's orbit and toward the moon.
With Artemis II astronauts closing out on-board tests, flight controllers are prepping for reentry and splashdown Friday.
In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP) HOUSTON (AP) — Never-before-glimpsed views ...
The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon, which is seen as a stepping stone for future missions to Mars. The upcoming Artemis II mission will be a 10-day test flight circling the moon ...
The Artemis II astronauts are returning home to Earth right this moment after a historic journey around the moon. Just minutes ago, their spacecraft hit the atmosphere, reaching a maximum speed of ...
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