NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years—with rollout and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) to set the stage for a potential launch in February.

NASA Officials say final system testing could soon begin on the mission set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said he has “full confidence” in the space agency’s plans to use the existing heat shield to protect the Orion spacecraft during its upcoming lunar mission.

Nearly fifty years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the Moon, establish a sustainable presence, and turn lunar missions into a proving ground for Mars. This is the strategy,

Advocates for space science research are concerned about job losses and cuts to funding at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.

On the other hand ESA's first planetary defence spacecraft ever will reach NEA Didymos by December 28