NASA Begins Final Countdown for Historic Moon Mission with New Orleans-Built Rocket

NASA begins final countdown for historic moon mission with New Orleans-built rocket

NASA has begun the final countdown for Artemis II, a nearly 10-day moon flyby mission aboard a rocket whose core stage was built in New Orleans.

Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface?

NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

FLORIDA, USA – NASA is preparing to launch the first crew of astronauts toward the moon in over 53 years with its second Artemis mission, a critical test flight in humanity’s broader lunar goals as the US races to reassert leadership in space faced with growing competition from China. Three US and one Canadian astronaut are due for liftoff aboard NASA’s Orion capsule and Space Launch System rocket on Wednesday, April 1, for a 10-day test mission…

Artemis 2 mission to make history after Florida launch. What to know

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send a crew of four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Here's everything to know.