Human Spaceflight

Watch NASA fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket today in critical prelaunch test

By Mike Wall Published 2 February 26

NASA will conduct a crucial fueling test with its Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can watch the action live.

Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight

By Andrew Jones Published 31 January 26

InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance

By Josh Dinner Published 30 January 26

SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts.

NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation

By Josh Dinner Published 28 January 26

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

By Elizabeth Howell Published 28 January 26

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.

Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine ahead of historic NASA moon launch

By Mike Wall Published 26 January 26

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission went into quarantine on Jan. 23, keeping everything on track for a possible launch in early February.

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2 moon mission

By Mike Wall Published 26 January 26

The Artemis 2 moon mission will send a swatch from the famous Wright Flyer, along with a number of other aerospace artifacts, when it launches in the coming weeks.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What's next?

By Elizabeth Howell Published 23 January 26

Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.

ISS astronaut spots Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad from space (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell Published 22 January 26

A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6.

'We can handle any kind of difficult situation': Crew-11 astronauts say 1st medical evacuation from ISS had a silver lining

By Josh Dinner Published 21 January 26

The fact that Crew-11 returned to Earth safely despite unprecedented circumstances bodes well for the success of future missions that go farther afield, astronauts said.