Artemis II, Earth and Orion
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NASA’s historic return to the moon with Artemis II is gonna be a wrap tonight as the Orion spacecraft is on its way to a fiery splashdown in the Pacific. Earlier on April 1, 2026 a crew of four - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (50),
NASA's AROW tool lets you follow the Orion spacecraft's every move — including tonight's historic lunar flyby, the first by humans since 1972.
NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon. Follow their journey with the agency's official real-time online tracker.
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 Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is coming home. Here's the latest update on what will hopefully be an uneventful reentry.
What does Earth look like from the vantage point of Artemis II's astronauts? NASA released a handful of images on Friday of Earth, taken from space by Commander Reid Wiseman and others aboard the Orion spacecraft as they continue to make their way towards the moon's orbit.
Ready to watch a spectacular journey come to an end? Here’s how Alabama viewers can watch NASA's Artemis II splashdown today.
During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has piqued scientists' curiosity.
With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights