The Artemis 2 mission, which will send 4 astronauts around the moon, has been delayed until at least March 2026. A previous delay was caused by a hydrogen leak discovered during a prelaunch fueling ...

A full moon is seen shining over NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. For 53 years, since the end of the Apollo ...

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The AVATAR investigation on NASA's Artemis II will utilize organ chips to study how the astronauts' own cells respond to the hostile deep-space environment. Credit: Emulate When the Artemis II ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission has been delayed until at least March due to recent setbacks. Most recently ,a hydrogen leak was discovered in the Space Launch System rocket during a critical prelaunch test.

Liquid hydrogen fuel leaks forced NASA to delay the launch of Artemis II—the same scenario it encountered four years ago during the Artemis I mission. The sun sets as NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 ...

Are you ready for a bona fide moon shot? The upcoming Artemis II mission is one of the most exciting space excursions in recent memory. It'll be the first time humans have flown to the moon since ...

NASA's Artemis II rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Updated, Feb. 5, 2026: exact launch times and dates in ...

NASA is delaying its Artemis II moon mission to address issues that arose during a wet dress rehearsal. The agency had hoped to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 8. It’s now ...

NASA started making the final preparations for the Artemis 2 mission in early January, with the hopes of opening its launch window as soon as February 6. After issues showed up during the mission’s ...

NASA said Tuesday that it has postponed the second mission of its Artemis program, pushing the highly anticipated launch from Feb. 8 into March. During a wet dress rehearsal of the rocket-towering ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it’s pushing the launch of its Artemis II moon mission to March after finding fuel leaks during testing this week. The 10-day crewed mission is aimed at carrying astronauts ...