Networks are keeping NASA's Artemis II mission connected

Networks are keeping NASA's Artemis II mission connected

NASA's Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voices, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles, carried on signals from NASA's communications systems.

NASA selects Kiowa County, Colorado nonprofit for Artemis II mission support

(KIOWA COUNTY, Colo.) — The Deep Space Exploration Society (DSES) out of Kiowa County, near Haswell, has been chosen to act as a volunteer tracking program for the Artemis II mission, which plans to return astronauts from lunar orbit. DSES volunteers will support the mission with its historic Plishner Radio Telescope and radio station K0PRT. [...]

Artemis II Space Mission Has Yuma Connections

JANUARY 28, 2026 – NASA announced the first crewed mission of the Artemis II will fly around the moon after an opportune launch window sometime between early February and the end of April. The mission will culminate in the deployment of the Orion space capsule’s parachutes, which were rigorously evaluated at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, through multiple developmental tests between 2011 and 2018. The mission’s pilot is slated to be Ast…

How Will Deep Space Travel Affect Astronaut Health | NASA Artemis II Mission

How Will Deep Space Travel Affect Astronaut Health | NASA Artemis II MissionWhen Artemis II ventures around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, space will be limited. However, this does not stop our scientific work. Select crew members will wear wristband devices that record their sleep and movements for a study called Artemis Research for Crew Health and Readiness, or ARCHeR. Learn how data collected before, during, and after flight will prov…

Utah labs help push NASA missions SunRISE and Artemis II toward launch

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Six small satellites built and tested in Logan have cleared a major pre-launch milestone for a NASA mission designed to listen for solar radio bursts linked to hazardous space weather events. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Jan. 20 that the six “toaster-oven-size” spacecraft for SunRISE — short for Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment — completed a test campaign at Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laborato…