The Artemis II mission includes a lunar observation period lasting approximately seven hours. This is the timeframe during which the crew is close enough to the Moon—about 4,070 miles at closest approach—to conduct meaningful scientific observations.

NASA says space mission on track for Wednesday launch, aiming to carry a crew to the moon for first time in 5 decades

NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base.

NASA’s long-promised journey to Mars has often sounded like a hazy promise, safely parked in the “sometime in the 2030s” bucket. Yet the pieces now sliding into place, from lunar test flights to private mega-rockets, suggest the first crewed mission ...