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'This is really getting real.' NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket fueling test went so well, astronauts could launch March 6NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsSign up to our monthly entertainment newsletter to keep up with all our coverage of the latest sci-fi and space movies, tv shows, games and books.
Discover this week's must-see night sky events, moon phases, and stunning astrophotos. Sign up for our skywatching newsletter and explore the universe with us!Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans!NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is poised to take humans around the moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission is historic: a return to the moon by an astronaut crew that will serve as the vanguard for what NASA hopes will lead to a permanent outpost on the lunar surface.launching on April 1? If you're asking that question, then you're in the right place. In our four-part video series"Inside Artemis II," Space.com Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik explains the basics of NASA's first crewed flight toNASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to knowThe Artemis 2 mission is scheduled to take its four-astronaut crew on a 10-day trip beyond Earth orbit. It will swing farther from Earth than any crewed mission sinceThis isn’t a landing attempt — it’s a proving flight. Artemis 2 will test life-support, communications, and deep-space navigation systems — everything we’ll need to live and work on the moon for real. Here's a look at how the mission will work, what its major goals are throughout its 10 days and what the Artemis 2 astronauts will do during their circumlunar flight.will make history when they become the first people to fly to the moon and back in the 21st century. But who are these four explorers?Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors, a retired U.S. Navy captain and test pilot who's served as NASA's Chief Astronaut. He leads a team that includes pilot, a test pilot, Navy captain and the first Black astronaut to live long-term on the International Space Station; mission specialistTogether, these four astronauts will become the first Artemis astronauts to visit the moon and, just possibly, fly the farthest from Earth than any human before them.NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025 'This is really getting real.' NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket fueling test went so well, astronauts could launch March 6Standing 322 feet tall, the SLS is taller than the Statue of Liberty and is NASA's most powerful rocket since the Apollo program's mighty. It's a two-stage booster and is designed to do what no rocket has in over 50 years: send humans back into deep space.is NASA’s deep-space crew vehicle — the astronauts' home, control room, and lifeboat for the entire journey around the moon. Behind me in this video, you'll see the first prototype ever launched at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Orion is built to handle the harshest environment humans have ever faced: extreme radiation, massive temperature swings, and the deep-space vacuum. It's packed with cutting-edge tech — from its launch abort system that can pull the crew to safety in seconds, to its heat shield, the largest ever built, protecting them on reentry at 25,000 miles an hour. And yes, there's even a toilet.So there you have it, space fans. Those are the basics of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. We hope this helped as NASA prepares to restart humanity's journey into deep space. Be sure to visit Space.com on April 1 for complete coverage of the Artemis 2 moon mission. We'll be covering the mission live from NASA'sand joined the team in 2001. He covers human spaceflight, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He's a recipient of thefrom the National Space Society. He is an Eagle Scout and Space Camp alum with journalism degrees from the USC and NYU. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the'This is really getting real.' NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket fueling test went so well, astronauts could launch March 6Launches & Spacecraft
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