On April 1, 2026, at 6:35:12 PM ET, history was made as NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully cleared the tower, beginning a 10-day journey to the Moon. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen were on board, marking the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft beyond low Earth orbit since the … Read more
On April 1, 2026, at 6:35 p.m., history was made as the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from Florida, carrying the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew on a critical 10-day mission. This mission serves as a vital precursor to Artemis III, which aims to land humans on the lunar surface once again. … Read more
Test failure is never the headline anyone hopes to see, especially when it comes to NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed trip around the moon in over 50 years. However, setbacks are part of the journey, and recent challenges during NASA’s Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for Artemis 2 underscore the complexity of sending humans … Read more