Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke supports NASA's Artemis program, calling it a 'great adventure' and the start of a permanent lunar presence.

Artemis has progressed much more slowly, after decades of indecision and flip-flopping between the moon and Mars as the next grand destination. NASA’s new moon rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS, has soared only once in a test flight without anyone on board more than three years ago.

March 30 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as central to maintaining space leadership amid growing competition from China.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Feb. 25 ...

The Apollo era remains one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of space exploration. Launched during the height of the Cold War, the program was driven by the United States’ ambition to outpace the Soviet Union after the launch of Sputnik 1.

NASA says space mission on track for Wednesday launch, aiming to carry a crew to the moon for first time in 5 decades

The crew of the Artemis II began their lunar flyby Monday after breaking the Apollo 13 record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth. Watch coverage from NASA TV.

Today, Monday, April 6, is the day for the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission. They'll approach the moon for a lunar flyby, seeing sights never before seen by human eyes, along with spectacular views of the Earth.