As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, NASA said the Artemis II mission has carried a collection of historic mementos. Among them was a flag originally designated

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt is one of four people left alive who walked on the moon. That was during the Apollo 17 mission. He’s also a former U.S. Senator from New Mexico. Schmitt spoke with Indira Lakshmanan on the show Here & Now before the crew returned about the Artemis II mission and his hopes for the future of space travel.

As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.

The Apollo missions to the moon established many of the guidelines that we still use for space travel today, with some modern tweaks.

NASA said Friday it’s revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew in two years. The overhaul ...

Louis Cariola Jr. watches NASA’s Artemis moon program progress with a connection far beyond what most can claim. He was right there with the Apollo missions, helping create the lunar landers, but flabbergasted that it has been over half a century since anyone has tried going back.

NASA's Artemis II mission signifies humanity's return to the moon, highlighting advancements since the Apollo program and addressing contemporary challenges in space exploration.

The most important elements of the groundbreaking mission worked perfectly, but there have still been a few snafus along the way that the crew has had to deal with.