NASA’s Historic Lunar Mission Launch, in Photos

The best pictures from NASA’s Artemis II launch as four astronauts begin a historic journey around the moon after 53 years.

Vandenberg rocket launch schedule. Here's what's due for liftoff

Three rockets are scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base this week, including two SpaceX Starlink missions.

NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century

NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.

NASA fuels rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA fueled its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.
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NASA showcases the stacking of the massive Artemis 1 rocket in time-lapse video

The Space Launch System rocket that will power NASA Artemis 1 mission to the moon has been assembled at the Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida. Watch all the pieces come together in this time-lapse.

NASA begins fueling rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA begun fueling its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.

Mississippi’s role in NASA’s Artemis II mission

NASA’s Stennis Space Center, located along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, is the agency’s rocket-testing facility that has played a key role in space exploration beyond the stars.