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Reid Wiseman, who just traveled farther from Earth than any human in history, is bringing his experience to lead NASA's legendary robotics center. The astronaut who commanded the historic Artemis II lunar mission starts as deputy director of JPL this November.
Two astronauts who just returned from circling the Moon aren't fully retiring. Instead, they're becoming NASA's first "astronaut emeriti," staying connected to mentor the next crews while pursuing careers outside the agency.
A protective vest tested on NASA's Artemis I mission successfully reduced radiation exposure by 50%, bringing astronauts one step closer to safer deep space travel. The breakthrough could protect future lunar and Mars explorers from dangerous cosmic rays.
NASA just started building the rocket that will help perfect the technology needed to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. The first piece of the massive Artemis III rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center this week, kicking off assembly for a crucial practice mission.
Elkin Norena watched a space shuttle launch on TV as a kid in New Jersey. Now he's launching NASA's most powerful rocket to send astronauts around the Moon.
NASA just announced the four astronauts who will test critical moon landing systems in orbit in 2027, bringing humanity's return to the lunar surface one major step closer. The ambitious mission will test two different lunar landers in space before astronauts attempt an actual moon landing.
NASA just announced sweeping contracts worth hundreds of millions to build humanity's first permanent lunar base, complete with rovers, drones, and landing infrastructure. The ambitious plan includes over a dozen missions starting this year to establish a base spanning hundreds of square miles near the Moon's South Pole.
Less than two months after astronauts flew around the moon, NASA is already ordering landers, rovers, and drones for humanity's first lunar base. The space agency just awarded hundreds of millions in contracts to make permanent moon living a reality by the 2030s.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed the world's most powerful rocket after a seven-month break, bringing NASA's 2028 moon mission closer to reality. The 408-foot Starship deployed satellites and completed its ocean landing despite two engine failures.
Four astronauts returned from humanity's first moon mission in 52 years with breathtaking images of our planet from space. Their journey around the moon captured everything from glowing auroras to Earth rising over the lunar surface.
Sixty-five years ago, Alan Shepard became the first American in space during a 15-minute flight that changed everything. Today, astronauts are traveling farther than ever, proving we can not only survive in space but thrive there.
After the successful Artemis II mission, Arizona State University scientists are already preparing for humanity's next giant leap: landing astronauts on the Moon in 2027. From training crews in lunar-like desert craters to guiding missions from Earth, Arizona is helping write the next chapter of space exploration.