Artemis II
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NASA crewed lunar mission whose astronauts surpassed Apollo 13's distance record while the White House proposed cutting NASA's FY 2027 budget from $24.4B to $18.8B.
NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean in ‘perfect’ landing for Moon mission
NASA's Artemis II returns four astronauts safely from a record-breaking 252,760-mile lunar orbit mission, marking humanity's first crewed Moon flight in 50+ years with groundbreaking new surface imagery.
NASA reckons the Artemis II heat shield performed like a champ
NASA fixed Artemis heat shield damage by switching from skip-reentry to direct descent, validating a simpler operational fix over costly redesign.
Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown
NASA's Artemis II successfully flies four astronauts around the Moon at 4,067 miles from the surface, setting a human distance-from-Earth record and proving the mission architecture needed for Artemis III's lunar landing.
Artemis II and the invisible hazard on the way to the Moon
Artemis II (launched April 2026) deploys advanced radiation dosimetry and organ-chip biomarkers to characterize deep-space radiation effects on human physiology for the first time since Apollo, directly informing safe crewed protocols for lunar and Mars missions.
White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record while White House proposes slashing NASA's budget by $5.6B—cutting science funding nearly in half to $3.9B—triggering sharp pushback from Congress.