NASA delays Artemis 2 to April 2026 and Artemis 3 to mid-2027 due to heat shield issues on the Orion space capsule.

Two years ago next week, NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to ...

NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo. Administrator ...

NASA will continue stacking its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket elements, which began in November, and prepare it for integration with Orion for Artemis II. Throughout the fall months ...

After investigating how the @NASA_Orion spacecraft’s heat shield fared during the Artemis I mission to the Moon, we are confidently preparing for Artemis II with the heat shield already attached ...

The NASA Artemis mission consists of three different phases. The final phase aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface.

TL;DR: NASA has completed its assessment of the cracked heatshield on the Orion module and determined that Artemis II astronauts will be safe without requiring a redesign. NASA has wrapped up a ...

Nasa's Artemis-II mission, which aims to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program, has ...

The planned launch is part of the multi-voyage Artemis program that aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time ...

The United States is pushing back its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to "mid-2027" as it deals with heat shield issues ...