‘Can the president fly a space mission?’: Trump jokes as Artemis 2 astronauts visit White House
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Artemis 2 astronauts (Photo/AP) US President Donald Trump met with NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts at the White House on Wednesday, hosting the astronauts shortly after they completed a…
Artemis 2 Update: Artemis II: Why Artemis II astronauts lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes during moon mission |
For most of their time in space, astronauts are connected to Earth through an invisible communications network: voice, information and constant assurance from mission control. However, for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, there is a decisive point at…
For the first time since 1972, humans leave Earth’s orbit: Artemis 2 astronauts head to the moon; what happens next?
Artemis 2 launches on Thursday. NASA’s Artemis 2 mission successfully performed a critical engine burn late Thursday, sending its crew out of Earth orbit and on the path to the moon, a major leap forward for human spaceflight.The translunar…
NASA’s next moon mission will be like nothing you’ve ever seen
It has been more than 50 years since the last Apollo mission, and now there are only 48 hours left before NASA’s Artemis 2 manned return to the moon. The historic 10-day mission marked the first crewed launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
NASA Starship moon mission: Will SpaceX take over Boeing’s role?
NASA’s goal of sending astronauts back to the moon is gathering pace, but there’s a change that’s affecting major players in the space industry. As of February 2026, the agency announced plans to expand the Artemis mission, adding an…