NASA Solar System Exploration Program

NASA prepares for Artemis II moon mission launch

NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

Four astronauts near mission for launch around the moon and back Artemis II mission the first crewed test before future landings

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NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch

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Artemis II launch day arrives as NASA shoots for the moon

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Artemis II Captures Stunning Views of Earth

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts were treated to a view of the full crescent phase Earth on Thursday, April 2, about 12 hours after the spaceship launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Artemis astronauts get green light for voyage to the Moon after toilet glitch and passcode gaffe

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University of Toronto watches Artemis II launch, Canadian astronaut

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Artemis II mission on its way to far side of the Moon

In a livestream from space the astronauts have described the "spectacular" view of Earth.

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NBC News' Tom Costello Compares the Artemis II Mission to the Back To the Future Movie

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Spectators Cheer on Artemis II

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Grading NASA's Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Report

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What is the Artemis Program?

People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.

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We led NASA’s human exploration program. Here’s what Artemis needs next.

The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Exploration programs would get a sharp funding increase in a House spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak The recent passing of retired Navy Capt. Jim Lovell, an astronaut ...

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Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. We live in an extraordinary period of exploration. Over the last few decades, humanity has used space as a vantage point from which to ...

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NASA's long, fraught, over-budget path back to the moon

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

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NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued slightly red, and almost completely surrounded by carved ...

NASA’s Jared Isaacman: ‘The United States will never again give up the moon’

A new space race—this time with China—has NASA pivoting toward a more coordinated effort with private industry, academia, and international partners to fast-track a permanent Moon Base.

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NASA’s Major Blow to the Moon Exploration Program Could Actually Be a Blessing in Disguise

Don’t you hate it when a plan does not come together? Friday, February 27, is when the dreams and aspirations of those of us who believe the future of humanity lies out there, in space, got a serious blow. But is this blow a setback, or the proverbial ...