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Artemis II: A Reminder We're on Spaceship Earth

Mark Strassmann checked in with the four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II as they crossed the halfway mark between Earth and the Moon. Four days into the mission, the crew reported being in high spirits while conducting...

NASA Releases Artemis II's First Photos of Earth

NASA released the first photos taken by the Artemis II crew on Friday, hours after the spacecraft left Earth orbit. The lead image, shot by commander Reid Wiseman through an Orion capsule window, shows the full planet...

Artemis II: One People, Looking Back at Earth

More than 100,000 miles from home and nearly halfway to the moon, the Artemis II crew paused Friday to photograph a shrinking Earth and share weighty reflections from aboard the Orion capsule. The images and comments...

Artemis II Leaves Earth Orbit, Heads for the Moon

The Artemis II crew successfully left Earth orbit Thursday, firing Orion’s main engine for nearly six minutes to boost the spacecraft to roughly 24,500 mph — sufficient to escape Earth’s gravity and set a course for the...

Artemis II Crew Speaks to ABC from Orion

The Artemis II crew, four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, spoke with ABC News a day after launching on a historic 10-day lunar flyby. The mission lifted off Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center...

Artemis II Crew Faces 'Crazy' First Day After Launch

After a thrilling liftoff that marked the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo, the Artemis II astronauts are concentrating on a busy opening day in orbit as they test their Orion spacecraft before heading to the...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed SLS Flight Around Moon

Artemis II lifted off April 1 from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B at 6:35 p.m. EDT aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), carrying four astronauts in the Orion crew capsule on the agency’s first crewed SLS flight. The...