Countdown begins for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission

The 46-hour, 10-minute countdown sets up a launch attempt at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday at the opening of a two-hour window.

• Aug 27, 2022

Artemis 1 flight to moon depends on powerful rocket, precision timing

The Orion capsule being tested in the Artemis 1 mission will travel farther from Earth than any previous human-rated spacecraft.

• Aug 27, 2022

Amazing facts about NASA's most powerful rocket

NASA's powerhouse Space Launch System rocket is preparing for blastoff to the moon — and someday, Mars.

• Aug 27, 2022

NASA's Artemis I moon mission prepares for launch

Fifty years after the last moon landing, NASA's Artemis I moon mission is poised to launch Monday. CBS News' Mark Strassmann brings us the latest from the Kennedy Space Center.

• Aug 26, 2022
• 6:04

Preparing for blast off to the moon

Artemis 1, NASA's first mission to the moon in 50 years, is scheduled to launch Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If the uncrewed mission is successful, it will pave the way to have humans return to the lunar surface in 2025. NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Artemis Campaign Development Mark Kirasich, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the preparation ahead of the launch including why it has taken so long to get another moon mission.

• Aug 26, 2022
• 3:35

NASA gearing up to launch Artemis program

NASA is preparing for a return to the moon after nearly 50 years. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joined Elaine Quijano and Nikki Battiste to discuss plans for the uncrewed Artemis I mission, scheduled for launch Monday.

• Aug 25, 2022
• 5:47

NASA begins final preparations for maiden flight of $4.1 billion SLS rocket

NASA plans to launch its new moon rocket on August 29 to kick off a long-awaited 42-day mission.

• Aug 22, 2022

NASA's Artemis 1 rocket arrives at launch pad

NASA's Artemis I moon rocket has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad. In less than two weeks, the rocket will make its debut flight in preparation for the next moon mission. Debbie Korth, deputy manager for NASA's Orion Program, explains the importance of this crew-less launch.

• Aug 18, 2022
• 3:55

NASA rmoves SLS moon rocket rollout back to launch pad

The maiden flight of the SLS moon rocket is intended to clear the way for the Artemis program's first piloted flight in 2024.

• Aug 16, 2022

SpaceX launches Korean moon probe

South Korea's first moon mission will search for ice in permanently shadowed polar craters.

• Aug 4, 2022

NASA sets tentative launch date for Artemis I

Fifty-three years to the day of the first moon landing, NASA announced tentative plans for its next moon mission, Artemis I. The agency plans to launch its 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket on Aug. 29th. The unmanned test flight will last anywhere from four to six weeks. Space consultant Bill Harwood walks us through the program's ambitious goals.

• Jul 20, 2022
• 5:10

NASA (very) tentatively targets August 29 for moon rocket's maide flight

The long-awaited launch will send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a test flight beyond the moon and back.

• Jul 20, 2022

CAPSTONE lunar orbiter phones home

Advanced Space flight controllers report the small spacecraft is "happy and healthy," two days after losing contact.

• Jul 6, 2022

Engineers scramble to restore contact with moon-bound spacecraft

The low-cost CAPSTONE is a pathfinder to test an unusual lunar orbit for NASA's Artemis moon program.

• Jul 5, 2022

55-pound spacecraft heads to moon to test "halo" orbit for NASA

The solar-powered microwave oven-sized craft is a key part of the agency's Artemis moon program.

• Jun 28, 2022

NASA mulls moon rocket test results

NASA successfully fueled its new moon rocket on the agency's fourth attempt, but problems remain.

• Jun 22, 2022

NASA fuels moon rocket for first time after three failed attempts

NASA says a critical fueling test for its Space Launch System moon rocket went well despite a leaking hydrogen fitting.

• Jun 20, 2022

NASA tries again to complete moon rocket fueling test

If the fueling test goes well, NASA hopes to launch the SLS rocket on its maiden flight late this summer.

• Jun 18, 2022

NASA hauls moon rocket back to pad for key test

NASA hopes dress-rehearsal countdown will finally clear SLS rocket for launch on unpiloted moon mission.

• Jun 6, 2022

NASA awards contracts for new space and moon suits

The contracts are valued at up to $3.5 billion.

• Jun 1, 2022

NASA moon rocket ready for another fueling test

A successful fueling test will clear the way for the moon rocket's first test flight as early as August.

• May 27, 2022

NASA makes progress fixing SLS moon rocket

Three earlier attempts to load the giant rocket with 730,000 gallons of propellant were only partially successful.

• May 5, 2022

NASA outlines repair options for moon rocket

It's not known when NASA might be ready to make another attempt to fuel the SLS rocket in a critical test.

• Apr 18, 2022

More problems fueling NASA moon rocket

A third attempt to fuel NASA's SLS moon rocket in a practice countdown was derailed by technical snags.

• Apr 14, 2022

NASA takes third crack at moon rocket countdown test

The test was delayed twice following a series of unrelated glitches.

• Apr 12, 2022

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