Artemis II

Artemis II

NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, rolls to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US January 17, 2026. Launch around the moon and back is scheduled for February 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skippe

First manned mission to moon in 50 years set to be launched

The 98-metre-tall rocket completed a 12-hour journey of about four miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was transported...

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From Apollo to Artemis: Nasa’s bid to rekindle lunar exploration

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission. Photo: Collected

Who are the Nasa astronauts going to the moon?

The Artemis team members pose for a photo at an event during which NASA announces the crew of the Artemis II space mission to the moon and back in Houston, Texas, U.S., April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

People gather ahead of an event of NASA to announce the crew of the Artemis II space mission to the moon and back in Houston, Texas, U.S., April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

NASA to announce astronauts chosen for Artemis II lunar flyby mission