Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Artemis 2 astronauts strap into Orion spacecraft as agency eyes early 2026 launch for historic lunar flyby - Anadolu Ajansı ...

While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming ...

A major step toward launch day is complete as NASA's Artemis II astronauts ran through a countdown demonstration test.

NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year.

Artemis II will mark humanity's first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The approximately 10-day ...

NASA’s Artemis II crew boarded the Orion spacecraft on December 20, 2025, for a countdown demonstration test, rehearsing launch-day procedures at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building.

Slowly but surely, all the pieces of the Artemis II Moon mission puzzle seem to be falling into place. More importantly, there seems to be no stopping the actual launch of the missions no later than ...

NASA’s Artemis II closeout crew prepares astronauts for the Moon mission by assisting with Orion spacecraft entry, securing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA fueled its ...

I/ATLAS comet is the 3rd-ever object discovered that originated from outside our solar system. It's not a threat, approaches ...