NASA announces the astronauts for the next Artemis mission. Here's what they'll be doing.

Commander Randy Bresnik and three others will attempt to dock with two different lunar landers in Earth orbit, paving the way for a future moon landing.
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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion one of many Florida rocket failures

The explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn on its launch pad during a static fire test on May 28 was just one of many that have rocked the Space Coast over the decades. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, a ...
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Apollo 11 gets the glory – but these missions made it possible

Apollo is remembered for Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon, but the program was built through a long chain of dangerous tests, failures, fixes, and near disasters. Before Apollo 11, NASA had to ...
Ars Technica

NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain

NASA announced Wednesday that it will fly the Artemis III mission in low-Earth orbit and that it continues to target 2027 for this stepping-stone flight that will help land humans on the Moon. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Flight (and Fights) of Apollo 7

When the first Apollo mission to carry astronauts to orbit launched on October 11, 1968, everyone at NASA sighed in relief. Apollo 7 rose on a pillar of flame from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 34 on ...
Popular Science

How Did the Apollo Command and Service Modules Separate?

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NASA's Secret Plan To Rescue Astronauts If The Apollo Moon Landings Went Wrong

Space travel is dangerous, and you need an escape plan when astronauts' lives are threatened. It's easy enough to vacate the ISS when someone has a medical emergency, but what if astronauts are in ...
The Conversation

With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System rocket, SLS, standing on the launch pad, aimed toward the sky. The ...
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Two Become One: How the Apollo Spacecraft Stuck Together

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Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...
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How Well Do You Know NASA’s Apollo Missions? Check Quiz Questions with Answers and Facts

NASA's Apollo programme represents one of humanity's most audacious and successful ventures. Born from President John F. Kennedy's challenge to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth, ...
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Apollo 7 Astronaut Wally Schirra Suffered Through A Cold In Space

Today is the 102 nd birthday of Apollo 7 astronaut Wally Schirra, who won an Emmy award for filming a TV show in space while suffering from a bad cold. Apollo 7 astronauts (left to right) Donn Eisele ...