Last Space Shuttle Launch

Artemis, NASA astronaut and International Space Station

The recycled space shuttle parts that will power Artemis II towards the moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch this week, carrying four astronauts on America's first trip around the moon in over 50 years.

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Artemis II astronauts are way higher than International Space Station

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Retired NASA astronaut speaks on Artemis II mission

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Artemis II Astronauts Fly Away From Earth Toward the Moon

After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head into deep space since 1972.

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew describe far side of Moon

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

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Artemis II mission: Astronaut says ‘felt like we’d hit Earth’ during Orion maneuver | All about the NASA mission

"It just felt like we were falling out of the sky back to Earth, and I said to Reid, 'It feels like we're gonna hit it,'" Hansen said.

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Artemis II crew snap epic photos of the Earth from space

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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

Artemis II launches from NASA's KSC, Florida: Astronauts off on moon mission

Live updates from the Artemis II mission, which launched April 1 from Kennedy Space Center on a 10-day test flight around the moon.

‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.

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. The rocket lifted off Wednesday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago.

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Alpena’s Corey Brooker key to Artemis 2 launch

On April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. At the exact same time in Alpena, Ella White elementary school fourth grader Corey Brooker watched in anticipation as the shuttle launched,

As Artemis II countdown clock starts, SpaceX knocks out record launch

NASA started the countdown clock for Artemis II while SpaceX lined up another launch with a record-setting booster.

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Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the know-how and technology to send humans to the lunar surface more than 50 years ago as part of the Apollo program.

When was last time we were on moon? Artemis launch scheduled for this week

When is Artemis 2 lifting off? Launch date window, times, what to know Since then, we've touched the moon, "walked" in space, sent equipment into interstellar space and dream of moving to Mars. As excitement builds for the possible launch this week of Artemis II in a historic manned orbit around the moon,

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Artemis II launches to the moon after NASA fixes last minute issues

Astronauts could be seen sharing love hearts with their families

NASA’s Orion sets course for the moon

Four astronauts on the Artemis space mission have been given the order to fire up their engines and set a course for the moon. NBC News' Tom Costello has more from the Kennedy Space Center.