Four U.S. astronauts on the Artemis II mission this week flew past the moon's shadowed far side, traveling deeper into space than any humans before.

A Coronado space engineer who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing is looking back at the historic 1969 event as NASA's Artemis II mission unfolds.

NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.

Artemis II completed a successful lunar flyby with key systems performing as expected, as NASA moves closer to future Moon landing plans later this decade

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese spacecraft startup ispace said on Friday it will further delay a U.S. government-sponsored lunar mission to 2030 and cut its global workforce, in a strategic shift after two failed lunar landings.

The Artemis II astronauts are due to speak with the media as they prepare for a California water landing following a historic flyby of the moon.

The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth, nearing 209,100 miles away. Track their journey as they prepare for a Pacific Ocean landing.

Observers were left confused by NASA's statement that the Artemis II crew are the first humans to see the far side of the moon.