Moon rocket and weather are on NASA’s side for the first astronaut launch in decades

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

This photo provided by NASA shows NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, from left, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist,...

This is Countdown, CNN’s newsletter covering NASA’s first time sending humans to deep space in over 50 years

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

There is nothing like the excitement of a rocket launch.I’ll never forget the feeling of being at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the highly anticipated liftoff of the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022.I had reported on space and science news for nearly a...

Artemis 2 astronauts reveal adorable zero-g indicator ‘Rise’ | Space photo of the day for March 31, 2026

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Artemis 2 astronauts pose for a photograph alongside their zero gravity indicator on March 27, 2026 after arriving at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...

These four astronauts could soon travel farther from Earth than anyone has gone before

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

In just two days, four astronauts could launch toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.The crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are set to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a 10-day...

NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972.In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come...

NASA’s Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover listens to ‘Whitey on the Moon’ every Monday. This is why.

by News Feed Editor | Mar 31, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Poor People’s marchers line up near the gates to the Kennedy Space Center prior to a demonstration on July...