The world tuned in April 1, 2026, as NASA launched its Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey orbiting the moon.

The biggest remaining piece of the architecture, therefore, is a lunar lander. Known in NASA parlance as the Human Landing System, or HLS, the space agency has contracted with SpaceX for its Starship vehicle and Blue Origin and it Blue Moon lander.

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis moon mission is one of the largest ever. Here's how it compares to Starship, Saturn V and more.

The mission has faced delays due to ongoing repairs on the Space Launch System rocket. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed flight of the Orion capsule, testing systems for future moon landings. NASA also recently announced an overhaul of the Artemis ...

Astronauts aboard the Artemis II spacecraft have begun a four-day journey back towards the earth after completing a flyby of the far side of the moon. The mission began on April 1, when the rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in the United States,

Jacob Bleacher, NASA's chief exploration scientist, says the first two Artemis missions have set the stage for the next moon landing, a moon base and eventually, human exploration of Mars,