For much of their time in space, astronauts are connected to the Earth via an invisible network of communications: voices, information, and continuous assurances from Mission Control. However, for NASA’s Artemis II mission, there is a defining point at which all such connections disappear. The astronauts inside the Orion capsule were silent for approximately 40 […]
NASA‘s Artemis II mission is the first to return humans to the area surrounding the Moon in over 50 years and took place on April 1, 2026. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched the mission into orbit, but it was a small white stuffed animal designed by an 8-year-old that gained attention and became […]
Over 50 years after Apollo’s last mission, NASA is now just 48 hours away from bringing humans back to the moon with Artemis II. This historic 10-day mission marks the first crewed launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft as it takes four pioneering astronauts around the moon. In this […]
