The crew module sheds most of its kinetic energy through aerobraking, with atmospheric drag acting as the primary brake, followed by a multi-stage parachute system and, for land touchdowns, braking ...

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April ...

Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is scheduled for Friday evening, and NASA will livestream the historic homecoming.

Here's where and when the Artemis II astronauts are expected to splash down tonight and 10 of the most stunning photos from ...

While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and ...

NASA’s Christina Koch, Victor Glover and the trailblazing Artemis II crew landed safely Friday after their nine-day journey ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The crew of NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission splashed back down to Earth on April 10, 2026, in their Orion spacecraft. While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the ISS Saturday morning, April 11.

Cygnus XL launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying 11,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s ongoing resupply missions ...

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts came home April 10, wrapping up a historic mission that broke records and set the stage for even ...

Live coverage of Artemis 2's splashdown begins this evening as four astronauts return from their historic 10-day mission ...