Artemis II

First applications launched Friday for two-year aerospace engineer positions.

Integrity spacecraft will need to hit a precise point in Earth’s atmosphere to cap strain on its heat shield.

Crew begins a seven-hour lunar observation as NASA returns to the moon’s neighborhood for the first time in decades.

Translunar injection (TLI) burn puts the Integrity Orion spacecraft on course for lunar orbit.

Crew starts journey that will take it farther from Earth than any human has ventured.

Space agency is targeting Wednesday for the historic journey—its first to the moon in more than half a century.

Agency official Lori Glaze says the space agency is in ‘very good position’ to launch early next month.

Space agency contended with a familiar issue during a wet dress rehearsal.

Space agency is making final preparations for what will be the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in more than half a century.

Space agency issues a request for information for applicants to explain their commercial tracking capabilities.