'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch

BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

NASA’s Mission Back to the Moon

Artemis II, which would be the first time anyone would travel this far from Earth since 1972, launches on April 1. Kenneth Chang, a reporter for The New York Times, describes how the mission is key to a U.S. goal.

By Kenneth Chang, Marco Hernandez, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego and Luke Piotrowski

Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission

Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if weather and any late technical gremlins grant their con...

By Richard Luscombe in Cape Canaveral

NASA's Artemis II astronauts are hours away from moon launch. Watch it here

NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.

By Amina Khan

What is NASA’s Artemis II moon mission, and when will it launch?

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans will travel around the moon to test deep-space life-support systems.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is headed around the moon. Take a look inside the capsule

Think of it like a long family trip, with everyone packed into an minivan along with all of your stuff — except that you're hitting the road at 28,000 km/h and there are no pit stops for nearly 10 days.

Artemis 2: What to know about first crewed Moon mission in half a century

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts circling around the Moon in humanity's first crewed lunar mission since 1972 – and the first to feature a woman. Its main goal is to prepare for the return of boots on the Moon in 2028. Here's what to know about the highly anticipated mission.

By FRANCE 24

The Orion spacecraft’s daring mission: Traveling to the Moon on its first crewed flight

Having never been tested with astronauts, the space capsule’s heat shield and life support system are raising concerns after problems were detected in the unmanned Artemis 1 mission

By Patricia Fernández de Lis

NASA Artemis II Moon mission countdown begins for April 1 launch

By TOI SCIENCE DESK

Why NASA isn’t landing on the Moon yet: Artemis’ future plans

By Shravan Hanasoge

Artemis II launch: Why did America stop its moon missions? Everything to know about the new journey

NASA prepares for Artemis II, its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

NASA's Most Powerful Rocket Artemis II Faces Its Most Demanding Test Yet

NASA prepares Artemis II, the first crewed flight of SLS, to orbit the Moon and test Orion spacecraft systems.

Tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

After several years of delays, the Artemis 2 mission is poised to carry three Americans and one Canadian on a journey that is expected to break the distance record set by the Apollo missions.

It's happening: Historic Moon mission set for launch tonight

The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 is scheduled to take off from Florida as early as tonight at 11:24pm Irish time.

Man returns to the moon: Why night rocket launch will break multiple records

Four astronauts will head to space aboard the Orion spacecraft.