The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

In 2024, the United States returned a spacecraft to the lunar surface, private astronauts accomplished historic firsts and SpaceX ramped up testing of a vehicle that will prove pivotal in humanity's ...

For the first time in more than half a century, a crew of astronauts is on the cusp of heading back toward the lunar surface, ...

The 26-foot-tall (8-meter-tall) cargo lander is expected to embark on its first flight during the first quarter of 2026, ...

Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years ...

The White House aims to attract at least $50 billion in new private investment into US space markets by 2028. While the order omits details on how to reach this figure, it instructs federal agencies ...

The IM-2 lunar lander and its secondary payloads integrated for launch. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines is set to launch, taking to the moon NASA and ...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft was intended to orbit the moon to map the concentrations and form of water. Credit: Lockheed Martin HOUSTON — Two spacecraft, one from a startup and the other built ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.