Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds – NASA

Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds – NASA

As four astronauts venture around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight in 2026, many people will support the journey from here on Earth. Teams directing operations from the ground include the mission management team, launch control team, flight control team, and the landing and recovery team, each with additional support personnel who are … Read more

NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission – NASA

NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission – NASA

NASA seeks volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth. The Artemis II test flight, a launch of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA … Read more

Inside NASA’s New Orion Mission Evaluation Room for Artemis II  – NASA

Inside NASA’s New Orion Mission Evaluation Room for Artemis II  – NASA

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of expert engineers in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will be meticulously monitoring the spacecraft along its journey. They’ll be operating from a new space in the mission control complex built to … Read more

NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science Operations to Inform Future Missions – NASA Science

NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science Operations to Inform Future Missions – NASA Science

Lonnie Shekhtman Aug 21, 2025 NASA’s Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency’s goal to land astronauts at the Moon’s south polar region and will help set the stage for future crewed Mars missions. While the Artemis II crew will … Read more

La NASA anunciará una nueva promoción de astronautas y adelantará detalles de la misión lunar Artemis II – NASA

La NASA anunciará una nueva promoción de astronautas y adelantará detalles de la misión lunar Artemis II – NASA

Nota del editor: Esta nota de medios fue actualizada el 20 de agosto para reflejar un cambio en los participantes de la sesión informativa sobre ciencia y tecnología de Artemis II. Read this release in English here. La NASA ha abierto el plazo para la acreditación de los medios a un programa de eventos de varios días … Read more

NASA to Announce New Astronaut Class, Preview Artemis II Moon Mission – NASA

NASA to Announce New Astronaut Class, Preview Artemis II Moon Mission – NASA

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Aug. 20 to reflect a change in the Artemis II Science and Technology Briefing participants. Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA is opening media accreditation for multi-day events to introduce America’s newest astronaut class and provide briefings for the Artemis II crewed test flight around the … Read more

Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator  – NASA

Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator  – NASA

Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom, and helps plan and train for future spacewalks with the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) team in the Flight Operations Directorate. She is currently on rotation as the Artemis lead capcom, helping to develop training and processes … Read more

Human Rating and NASA-STD-3001 – NASA

Human Rating and NASA-STD-3001 – NASA

Human-rating is a critical certification process that validates the safety, reliability, and suitability of space systems—including orbiters, launch vehicles, rovers, spacesuits, habitats, and other crewed elements—for human use and interaction. This process ensures that systems are designed not only to protect human life but also to accommodate human needs and effectively integrate human capabilities. Human-rating requires … Read more

NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first time ever during the Artemis III mission, scientists are working on methods to determine the frequency of moonquakes along active faults there. Faults are cracks in the Moon’s crust that indicate that the Moon is slowly shrinking … Read more