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The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket parts that first flew as far back as 1982.

NASA’s return to the Moon took decades due to complex technology, funding challenges and changing political priorities.

Congress approved some funding to relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery to Space Center Houston, which prompted some pushback from historians and government officials. NASA says it reserves the right to ask contractors not to damage the spacecraft.

Swiss watchmaker Amida's Digitrend NASA Tribute is a limited-edition paean to a future that was only briefly with us, complete with retro digital display technology and shuttle aesthetic. The design resurrects the original Amida Digitrend from 1976;