Decades ago, there was an Apollo Generation of children who came of age during the era of the lunar landing. NASA hopes to replicate that in the Artemis era.

She previously became the first person to run a full marathon while in space in 2007

Something remarkable happened on April 1, 2026 - and no, it was not a joke. Four astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, bound for the Moon, making it the first time humans have ventured beyond low Earth orbit in more than half a century.

Watching the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis II moonshot deploy its parachutes and glide down to land in the Pacific

The astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission flew farther from Earth than anyone in history and laid the first human eyes on much of the moon’s far side. Their Orion spacecraft made its flyby this past week with the most diverse crew to get an unprecedented look at the lunar side that always faces away from Earth.

NASA again set the stage to welcome the Artemis II astronauts back to their home base in Houston. The scene wasn’t quite as glossy as NASA’s crew announcement in 2023, and it didn’t need to be. This event had more gravitas. NASA let the achievement make the noise.

NASA’s plan to use new space suits for its anticipated 2028 moon landing mission is in jeopardy, according to a new report issued by the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), an independent