For NASA astronomers, engineers and mission managers, the most critical point of a trip to the moon is not the maneuver around the satellite but rather a much less moment: reentry. That final effort, ...

Artemis 2's return to Earth went a lot more smoothly than some folks had feared. The heat shield on Artemis 2's Orion capsule, which the crew named "Integrity," was the topic of considerable ...

Update: The Artemis II crew splashed down to end its mission successfully on Friday, April 10. Follow the latest here. Within seconds, temperatures across its 16.5-foot-wide heat shield will climb to ...

The Artemis 2 astronauts are all smiles back on Earth. The joy is infectious in this image of mission pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch who soak in the moment while sitting ...

At this point in NASA’s human spaceflight story, researchers have a substantial amount of material – documents, artifacts and images – with which to tell the stories of past flights to space. But with ...

Artemis II spectacularly splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening — concluding mankind’s historic return to the moon and completing the first steps toward walking on the lunar surface ...

It’ll be one quick step for man. NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon within two years after Artemis II’s successful return to Earth on Friday — with the program’s final test flight, Artemis III, ...

Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. "I want to thank ...

A day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast following a historic 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II crew took the stage at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Artemis II’s crew of four returned Saturday after a nearly 10-day mission that set records for deep space travel, ...

The four astronauts who flew around the moon and back again on the Artemis II mission made their way back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 11 after safely splashing back down on Earth ...

The Artemis II crew made its return to Earth after making the first manned trip to the moon since 1972. The Integrity capsule officially splashed down Friday evening in the Pacific Ocean near San ...