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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Artemis 2 moon mission's SLS rocket is on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch, and you can watch it 24/7 via this livestream.

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.

NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch
By Josh Dinner published
On Saturday (Jan. 17), the rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon rolled to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.

Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad today
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.

NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush'
By Josh Dinner published
NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.

ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth
By Tariq Malik, Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS
By Mike Wall published
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts will leave the International Space Station today (Jan. 14) in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbiting lab, and you can watch it live.
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