The Artemis II astronauts fielded questions during an in-space news conference Wednesday, April 8, aboard their Orion spacecraft Integrity.

Almost everything has gone to plan for NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first human voyage beyond low-Earth orbit since 1972. Launched on April 1, it is the first crewed test flight of the space

Artemis II is nearing its end, but NASA's moon missions are only just beginning. Here's what next, including that highly-anticipated lunar landing.

After swinging around the moon on a journey through space, a NASA crew of four astronauts is slated to return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening, capping the historic lunar return by the US.

The Artemis II crew is headed back to Earth after a successful mission to the moon. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.

He said: "Any time that a spacecraft is flying behind the Moon or indeed has landed on the far side of the Moon, if you can't see the Earth, you can't communicate. "That's where o

NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon required patience. A February launch attempt became a March launch attempt. That in turn became an April launch attempt. But NASA’s flight controllers weren’t fooling around when they went into a terminal countdown and heaved three Americans and one Canadian into space on April Fools’ Day.

NASA mission managers hold a briefing as the crew prepares for tomorrow night's scheduled splashdown. The Artemis II team is finishing a historic 10-day lunar journey, marking the first time humans have seen the Moon up close since 1972.