Artemis II marked a huge step for NASA and humanity, launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the powerful SLS rocket. The mission sent four brave astronauts on a 9-day, 1-hour, 32-minute trip around the farthest point from Earth, circling the Moon's far side without landing.

NASA released more than 12,000 new photos from the Artemis II moon mission. See the stunning images from the lunar journey.

The Space Coast saw record-breaking tourism during the week of the historic Artemis II launch, as approximately 346,000 visitors generated more than $41 million in local spending while witnessing the first crewed moon mission in over 50 years.

Artemis II astronauts opened up about traveling beyond the Moon, shared their moments of fear in deep space in a latest interview.

A jar of Nutella floats past Artemis astronaut Christina Koch on their voyage to the Moon - NASA Here's the wild thing: while these astronauts may have had Nutella, they didn't actually taste Nutella.

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

The space agency has released over 12,000 images taken by the astronauts and onboard automated cameras during the 10-day mission, ranging from candid portraits to awe-inspiring scenes of the dark side

The plumbing issues aboard the Orion capsule became headline news in the early days of the historic Artemis II mission.