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The Artemis 2 astronauts in Houston on April 11, 2026.

Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after historic moon trip

By Josh Dinner published

They didn't get a parade, but they're certainly being paraded on the big networks.

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A man in a suit holds his hands apart, as if showing the long size of a subway sandwich. To the right, three people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk.

Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA still land astronauts on the moon in 2028?

By Josh Dinner published

Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing.

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the agency’s Artemis 2 mission arrives at the Kennedy Space Center Multi Payload Processing Facility in Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

By Mike Wall published

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

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Graphic showing the the artemis accords logo above white text reading "the artemis accords", the surface of the moon is seen in the lower portion of the image and a distant Mars peeks out from the surface of the moon.

Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.

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four people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk in a grotesquely decorated office

Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened

By Mike Wall published

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

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NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency's Space Launch System core stage for the Artemis 3 mission, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on April 27, 2026.

Artemis 3 SLS rocket's core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)

By Mike Wall published

The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (April 27), completing a barge journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers).

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Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.

'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey

By Elizabeth Howell published

A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.

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Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.

NASA still confident that Artemis astronauts will land on the moon in 2028 despite spacesuit delays

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA says it's confident that new spacesuits will be ready for a moon landing in 2028, even though a new report raises the possibility of a multiyear delay.

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Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.

Meet the US Navy divers who welcomed the Artemis 2 astronauts home from the moon

By Samantha Mathewson published

Four Navy divers made a contribution to the historic Artemis 2 moon mission, welcoming its astronauts home to Earth and making sure they were safe and healthy.

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NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis 3 mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20.

NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)

By Mike Wall published

NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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