Astronaut training for Nasa’s moon mission
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NASA is aiming to put astronauts back on the lunar surface in the Artemis III mission, currently scheduled for 2027. While the date could slip, the space agency will continue with training and other preparation for the highly anticipated mission, so that ...
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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025
As the April 2026 launch date gets closer and closer for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission, its four astronauts are working to ready themselves for the historic event. At NASA training centers, astronauts use simulators, mockups, models and even inflatable ...
An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025. In September, she began a two-year NASA training ...
The Artemis II crew (from left to right) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Christina Koch, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Reid Wiseman, commander, don their Orion Crew Survival System Suits for training.
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on their way to the moon. After a successful launch from Florida April 1, the Artemis II mission was more than 70,000 miles away from Earth by 6 a.m.
Astronauts on board the Artemis II spacecraft described on Saturday the "extraordinary things" they had already seen a few days into their mission.
NASA released the first images taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule.
Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.