We’re going back to the moon for the first time since 1972

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...
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Artemis II gets patriotic makeover as NASA prepares to send crew around the moon

NASA's Artemis II will celebrate America's 250th anniversary while flying the first humans to the Moon since Apollo 17 in ...
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The Soviet moonbase they tried to build before Apollo, inside Project Zvezda and the rocket that doomed it

After Sputnik, the USSR quietly pursued Zvezda, a self-sufficient lunar settlement designed to expand in phases, hide under regolith, and run on nuclear power. This story follows the engineering ...
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Meet the Louisiana native helping NASA build its next rocket to the moon

"It’s amazing to think that this thing I have been working on in various capacities for the last eight years is about to send ...

NASA could be weeks away from its biggest test in decades

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.
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NASA’s huge new rocket will soon send astronauts around the moon

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

NASA’s Artemis II moonshot highlights 2026’s busy launch plans on Space Coast

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission highlights the Space Coast’s 2026 launch manifest, which also could see Blue Origin’s moon ...

SpaceX lines up 1st Space Coast launch of the year

The Space Coast’s first launch of the year could come at midnight Sunday, the first of what could be four launches in the ...

Gizmodo’s Guide to the Coolest Space Missions of 2026

The 26-foot-tall (8-meter-tall) cargo lander is expected to embark on its first flight during the first quarter of 2026, ...

The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

SpaceX sends up 1st Space Coast launch of the year

The Space Coast’s first launch of the year came after midnight Sunday, the first of what could be four launches in the next ...
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Why Artemis II is NASA's most critical mission in decades

NASA's long-awaited return to the Moon is nearing fruition with the potential launch of Artemis II, their first crewed deep ...