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Artemis program will land international astronaut on the moon by end of 2020s, VP Harris says
By Mike Wall published
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged today (Dec. 20) that NASA's Artemis program will send a non-American to the lunar surface before this decade is done.
NASA building giant Artemis 2 moon rocket ahead of 2024 launch
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission remains on track for its 2024 launch, and the hardware is coming together. New updates show rocket pieces being readied.
Artemis 2 moon astronauts autograph their own rocket 1 year before launch
By Elizabeth Howell published
Just one year before flying around the moon, the Artemis 2 astronauts autographed a part of the massive lunar rocket that will send them aloft in late 2024.
Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft comes together ahead of 2024 moon mission (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Sections of the Orion spacecraft tasked with flying four astronauts around the moon during the Artemis 2 mission have been joined together. The mission is set for no earlier than late 2024.
Here's how Artemis 2 astronauts will exercise, sleep and use the toilet on their moon mission (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA is getting the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft built while testing key activities that astronauts will perform on their way to the moon and back.
These 3 Orion spacecraft will carry Artemis astronauts to the moon (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Three NASA Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis moon program are coming together at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Artemis 4 and Artemis 5 moon missions will include European astronauts (exclusive interview)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The head of the European Space Agency says its astronauts will fly on Artemis 4 and 5, two moon-landing missions slated to launch in the late 2020s.
NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reference Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the moon.
Jean Schulz awarded NASA achievement medal for sending Snoopy to the moon
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.
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