Artemis II is a critical mission in NASA's plans to return humans to the moon, and would be the first time astronauts traveled beyond low-Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission in 1972. The mission would mark the farthest any humans have been in deep space.

Four astronauts have entered quarantine ahead of the first mission around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off at some point next month, with Nasa rolling out the rocket earlier this month ahead of the launch window opening in early February.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — NASA has announced the demolition of several historic testing and simulation facilities at Marshall Space Flight Center. The space agency said crews began demolition on the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator in mid-December and ...

The Wet Dress Rehearsal is a critical test of the fueling and countdown of NASA's SLS rocket, which could launch a crew of four as early as Feb. 6.

The rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon is rolling to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have entered quarantine as rocket testing continues, signalling preparations for humanity’s next journey around the Moon, while key questions remain about launch timing and mission readiness.

This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40 year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members aboard the space shuttle.

NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.