A NASA official explains the goals, training and significance behind the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.

NASA's online tracker allows users to follow along wit the Artemis II mission as the astronauts prepare for a historic lunar flyby today (April 6.)

The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, is conducting a seven-hour flyby of the moon.

The blackout is expected to last about 40 minutes, during which the four astronauts will be completely out of contact, travelling through space in silence.

March 30 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as central to maintaining space leadership amid growing competition from China.

The mission, which launched on April 1, will see a crew go further into space than anyone else and is expected to reach the far side of the moon on April 6.

Artemis II is capturing global attention—but it’s only the next stride in NASA’s accelerating campaign to return humans to the Moon and beyond. Here's how five missions will set the stage for a lunar landing and deep space exploration this decade.

If the pending Artemis II mission is successful, it will not just send Americans around the moon and back for the first time in more than half a century—it will send them further than any human being has traveled into space.

NASA’s Artemis II mission is going live today with a moon flyby. Here's how AL viewers can stream it.

The Artemis II mission is the most ambitious crewed lunar mission since the glory days of the Space Race. While it is of paramount importance to NASA and the long-term goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the moon, Artemis II is also bringing people to another very important place: Kerbal Space Program.