Artemis
Artemis timeline faces questions after Blue Origin rocket explosion
During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive fireball. The spectacular fire, caught on video, not only destroyed the rocket but also appears to have significantly damaged Blue Origin’s only launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Fortunately, …
Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision of Jules Verne’s 1865 novel
With the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, human beings have finally returned to the Moon for the first time in 50 years – since the age of Apollo. When Apollo 11 first landed on the lunar surface, the astronauts portrayed their accomplishment as the realization of a science fictional dream. …
Witnessing lift off of first humans to venture to the Moon since 1972
Even from a distance of several kilometres, the Artemis II rocket looked huge. Then, there was a moment that felt like an eternity, as around 2,600 metric tons of spacecraft lifted off. I was honoured to receive an invitation from the Canadian Space Agency to attend this historic launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. I …
Meet the Crew of Artemis II
Meet the four astronauts who will venture on a 10-day mission around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight aboard NASA’s human deep space capabilities, paving the way for future lunar surface missions. Artemis II is NASA’s first mission with crew aboard our foundational deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and Orion …
The long road to launch of the Artemis II mission
NASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 1, 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed spacecraft, called Orion, into orbit. From there, the crew will circle around the Moon over …
Artemis II Fun Activities
NASA has released a number of activities for children and teenagers ahead of the Artemis II launch to send humans back around the Moon for the first time since 1972. We’ve scoured the space agency’s websites and compiled a number of those activities here, ranging from paper models, drawing guides, children’s books, colorings sheets and …
NASA announces major changes to Artemis lunar mission plans
NASA Artemis News Conference video streamed live on Feb 27, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center Press Site in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer At a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center press site held on February 27, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to Project Artemis – increasing the flight cadence for the …
Artemis II sending a crew around the Moon to lay groundwork for a future landing
Almost as tall as a football field, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly – just under 1 mile per hour – out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. That slow crawl is in stark contrast to the peak …
NASA announces Artemis II crew as rocket’s core stage completes assembly
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the crew of four astronauts who will blast off on the historic Artemis II mission – as ‘humanity’s crew’ on humanity’s next epic journey beyond Earth orbit and around the Moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years. The history-making international flight will …
Orion takes a selfie on way to Sunday splashdown
Simultaneously, it whets our appetites with a spectacular astronaut’s eye view of what’s in store the next time Orion flies with a crew of four on the Artemis 2 mission slated for liftoff by late 2024. Orion harnessed the Moon’s gravity, significantly bending its trajectory for a slingshot maneuver back to Earth at a distance …