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The Trump administration finds little room for science and aeronautics in its quest to return to the Moon.

Artemis II nears splashdown after a record-setting Moon mission as NASA tests reentry systems and the crew prepares for recovery in the Pacific.

NASA seeks ideas for rapid X-plane experiments to push the boundaries in airframe design and propulsion, aiming for flight tests within three years.

Artemis II astronauts test spacesuits and manual piloting as Orion prepares for splashdown, advancing human deep-space travel capabilities.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts returned into the gravitational sphere of Earth April 7 as they continued a free-return trajectory due to end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10.

Administrator Jared Isaacman spoke to NASA's future on his visit to Wichita on April 6, where he toured local suppliers contributing to the space program.

The Artemis II astronauts wrapped up 7 hr. of lunar observations, including studies of far-side surface features never before seen by humans.

Artemis II astronauts break distance records and offer unprecedented insights into the Moon's surface, paving the way for future lunar exploration.

NASA shifts focus to flight research as budget cuts reshape aeronautics priorities, emphasizing X-planes, hypersonics and automated airspace systems.

The Artemis II astronauts will swing around the Moon on April 6, gazing upon lunar far-side surface features never before seen by human eyes.

The Artemis crew of four astronauts are set to break human spaceflight milestone.

The four Artemis II crewmembers continued their outbound journey from Earth to the Moon on April 3, 99,900 mi. from Earth and 161,750 mi. from their lunar destination.

The White House wants to cut NASA’s budget by nearly one quarter in fiscal 2027.

The agency wants commercial companies to take on a larger role in its Artemis lunar exploration initiative.

After 20 years of development, an Orion spacecraft flies with crew for the first time.

Readers write about NASA’s heat shield for Orion, medical certification for flying, gender distribution in the 20 Twenties and high-energy laser hype cycles.

Artemis II mission crewmembers conducted a translunar injection maneuver on April 2 that placed their Orion capsule on a trajectory around the Moon.

Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity awoke midway through their first sleep cycle since launch on April 1 to oversee an orbit-raising maneuver.

As NASA begins X-59 envelope expansion and Boom develops its first high speed engine, civil supersonic activity is at its highest since the retirement of Concorde in 2003. Editors discuss the latest developments and the challenges that lie ahead.

More than 60 years ago, the U.S. launched its first and so far only nuclear fission reactor into space. NASA aims to change that in 2.5 years.

The space company is scaling its lunar plans to match NASA’s new ambitions and returning to a rapid launch cadence.

Artemis II crewmembers took manual control of their spacecraft for a series of planned proximity maneuvers in Earth orbit late April 1 before their journey around the Moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL—After decades of development and false starts, NASA on April 1 launched the first crew in more than 50 years on a mission to leave Earth orbit and travel to the vicinity of the Moon.

With no technical issues and a favorable weather outlook, NASA on April 1 fueled the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for liftoff between 6:24-8:24 p.m. EDT on the Artemis II flight test.

Intuitive Machines is working to repurpose the solar electric power and propulsion element (PPE) spacecraft bus of NASA’s paused lunar-orbiting Gateway space station for the agency’s Mars mission.