SpaceX "Starship" reaches orbit but ends in explosive splashdown
SpaceX's "Starship" rocket reached orbit despite an engine shutdown shortly after launch, but the spacecraft returned to Earth hours ahead of schedule.
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SpaceX's "Starship" rocket reached orbit despite an engine shutdown shortly after launch, but the spacecraft returned to Earth hours ahead of schedule.
The explosion involved a four-ton piece of the SpaceX rocket stage slamming into the lunar surface at 5,400 milers per hour.
The Artemis III mission will stay closer to home than the Artemis II mission, intending to orbit Earth inside the Orion spacecraft by 2027.
5-year-old aspiring astronaut Jack has "a lot of questions" for the crew of Artemis II at a town hall on Friday.
The first woman to pilot the NASA space shuttle, Eileen Collins discusses her new documentary "Spacewoman." There will be a screening of the film in Arlington.
The four astronauts said that they left Earth as friends, but came back as "best friends."
What's next for NASA after Artemis II returned from a trip around the moon? A professor from MIT explains.
An MIT professor explains the importance of the Artemis II mission.
All crew members of the Artemis II returned safely to Earth after traveling to the moon.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth with a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean after making a high-speed reentry through the atmosphere.
The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.
Worcester professor Nikolas Gatsonis said that the Artemis II mission is "complex" and sets NASA up for Artemis III.
Artemis II is expected to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean just after 8 p.m. on Friday.
The astronauts are taking part in various studies to help scientists gather more information about how exposure to outer space impacts humans.
NASA released the first photos of the far side of the moon, taken by the Artemis II astronauts.
The Artemis astronauts have now traveled farther into space than any other human. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.
Jim Head helped train Apollo astronauts and select lunar landing sites for the missions.
Jim Head, a professor at Brown University, helped train Apollo astronauts and select lunar landing sites for the missions. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
In their mission around the moon, Artemis II will temporarily lose contact with NASA when they reach the far side of the moon.
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission captured a new image of the far side of the moon, which the agency released Sunday.
Artemis II is officially halfway to the moon as NASA attempts to troubleshoot ongoing toilet problems.
NASA released some of the first images taken by the Artemis II crew of Earth.
The Artemis II astronauts are wearing spacesuits custom-made for them by a Worcester, Massachusetts company.
The Artemis II crew said they had forgotten "how beautiful it is to look down on Earth."
NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back.
