NASA names 4 astronauts for next Artemis mission

NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

• Jun 9

Artemis II crew splashes down to end historic moon mission

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.

• Apr 10

Meet the Pittsburgh native who was the voice of Artemis II's historic launch

One person from southwestern Pennsylvania can say they took part in Artemis II's historic launch.

• Apr 10

Pitt students play a big role in the NASA Artemis II Mission

The University of Pittsburgh was one of eight schools selected by NASA to track the spacecraft and report the data back.

• Apr 9

Stunning photos from Artemis II show Earth, moon, eclipse from space

The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.

• Apr 7

Artemis II crew on path back to Earth after historic trip around the moon

The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed over the far side of the moon on Monday night.

• Apr 7

Despite toilet trouble, Artemis II crew reflects on wonder of deep space experience

Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.

• Apr 5

NASA shares first photos of Earth taken by Artemis II

The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.

• Apr 3

Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon

The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.

• Apr 3

Artemis II launches into orbit as NASA begins historic moon mission

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back.

• Apr 2

Astrobotic says its Peregrine lunar lander won't make it to moon

Spacecraft-builder Astrobotic says the lander will run out of propellant Thursday, ending any chance of a planned moon landing.

• Jan 9, 2024

Russia's first robotic moon mission in nearly 50 years ends in failure

Russia's Luna-25 probe ended in failure after thruster misfire caused a crash landing.

• Aug 20, 2023

Astrobotic part of Blue Origin national team awarded $3.4 billion Artemis moon lander contract

Two of the nation's richest men — Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk — will each provide moon landers for NASA's Artemis program.

• May 23, 2023

NASA names Artemis II mission moon crew, but Pittsburgh native will have to wait for space journey

A Pittsburgh native will have to wait a little longer for his space journey.

• Apr 3, 2023

Artemis 1 moonship returns to Earth with picture-perfect splashdown

The successful return to Earth marks a major milestone in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.

• Dec 11, 2022

NASA launches Artemis rocket on a mission to the moon

After a series of delays, the 322-foot-tall Artemis moon rocket finally blasted off with an eruption of white-hot fire and an earth-shaking roar

• Nov 16, 2022

Launch of NASA's Artemis 1 test flight postponed after issues arise

Trouble cooling one of the giant rocket's engines and a balky valve needed for troubleshooting triggered a launch scrub.

• Aug 29, 2022

"It is a monster!": Massive NASA moon rocket set for historic flight

Years late and billions over budget, the SLS rocket is being readied for blastoff on an unpiloted test flight to lunar orbit.

• Aug 29, 2022