The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to ...

After orbiting Earth, NASA’s Artemis II mission has begun its journey to the moon after a dramatic trans-lunar injection.

That power came from two solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 engines, which lifted the rocket into Earth orbit. Once the ...

The Artemis II mission is expected to splash down off the coast of California on Friday night around 8:00 p.m., after ...

After beginning its journey to the moon after a dramatic trans-lunar injection, the four-strong crew of the Orion spacecraft ...

With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and back.

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two ...

Artemis II astronauts leave Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, beginning historic journey toward the moon.

Astronaut Christina Koch on her Artemis II mission, being the first woman to orbit the moon, and how climbing prepared her ...