Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.

The crew of Artemis II will not descend to the moon, but their capsule will fly over the far side of its surface.

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday evening, with a two-hour launch window beginning at 6:24pm EDT. The planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts would be the first moon trip in 53 years.

Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting guidance from scientists on what to capture when they get closer to the moon.

When the solid rocket boosters ignited on the Artemis II mission, even the astronauts had trouble containing their excitement. "When those solids lit, you know, it was a ride where you're trying to

The Artemis II astronauts are wearing spacesuits custom-made for them by a Worcester, Massachusetts company.

The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?

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