Excess charring on Artemis I's heat shield had NASA racing to understand what went wrong—and to ensure the technology was still safe for the current crew's high-speed reentry.

With astronauts closing out on-board tests, flight controllers are prepping for re-entry and splashdown Friday.

When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its moon rocket was damaged during a test mission.

The soft, smiling figure is flying aboard the Orion spacecraft with the other four astronauts as they make history.

The Oxfordshire based psychologist trains astronauts and says Nasa's ongoing Artemis II mission has been "inspiring" for a whole generation back on Earth. No humans have ever been further from home than the four Artemis crew members were on Monday, as they conducted a dramatic lunar fly-by.

Life in space is weirder than you might think, with the crew facing toilet issues, saliva collections, DIY fixes to onboard components and a menu of dehydrated food.

The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed over the far side of the moon on Monday night.

By Joey Roulette HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Four astronauts traveling back from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission will speak with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday.

The Integrity crew aboard the Orion capsule on the Artemis II mission enjoyed cookies during the eclipse before resuming scientific work, Reid Wiseman said during a Wednesday night news conference.

NASA has released the official Artemis II wake‑up songs on Spotify, letting the public listen to the music greeting astronauts each morning in deep space.