Meet the rescue team behind the astronauts as Artemis II's launch approaches

A global team of Air Force rescuers is on standby, ready to come to the aid of the Artemis II crew after their space launch.

• Mar 28

NASA to spend $20 billion on ambitious moon base

In an on-going overhaul of NASA's Artemis program, agency officials say it will take seven years to build a sophisticated base on the moon.

• Mar 24

7-ton meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Ohio

Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO, but weather service officials say it appears to have been a meteor.

• Mar 17

NASA targets April 1 for moon mission launch

NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.

• Mar 12

1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

• Mar 11

NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program "to take down risk"

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.

• Feb 27

What scientists will be looking for as government UFO files are released

The Pentagon's release of files might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.

• May 8

NASA to start slow-moving process returning moon rocket to hangar this week

The space agency said Sunday it's targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile trek across Kennedy Space Center​, weather permitting.

• Feb 22

NASA's moon rocket hit by new problem, flight pushed to April

The Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts​ — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on a flight around the far side of the moon and back.

• Feb 21

SpaceX launches space station crew on 8-month mission

The two-woman, two-man crew is replacing four other station fliers who came home early last month due to a medical issue one was having.

• Feb 13

NASA moon launch off until March due to issues during tests

NASA says it can't try until March at the earliest to send a crewed spacecraft on a flight around the moon and back, due to hydrogen leaks during testing of the Artemis II rocket.

• Feb 3

Astronaut says early return to Earth is "right call," but "bittersweet"

Mike Fincke thanked NASA for making crew health the agency's top priority.

• Jan 11

NASA considers bringing space crew home due to medical issue

NASA said the unidentified astronaut is "stable," but the agency is considering all options, including a possible early return to Earth for Crew 11

• Jan 8

Blue Origin safely launches wheelchair user to space and back

German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.

• Dec 20, 2025

Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth

NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.

• Dec 15, 2025

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