Space Exploration News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

What comes next for the Artemis II mission?

NASA kicked off a historic lunar mission on Wednesday, sending astronauts farther from Earth than ever before. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Crowds gather to watch Artemis II launch in Florida

As millions around the world watched the Artemis II launch online and on television, thousands gathered around Florida to watch it in person. CBS News' Rob Marciano has more.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Why the Artemis II crew played cards right before launch

Minutes before departing for the launch pad on Wednesday, the Artemis II crew completed one final task: a game of cards. Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy joins CBS News to discuss the mission.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How do astronauts use the bathroom in space?

The science and technology behind using the restroom in space continues to evolve. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave looks at the out-of-this-world facilities available to the Artemis II crew.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Inside NASA's Artemis II moon mission simulator

CBS News' Kris Van Cleave goes inside the Orion mission simulator cockpit to get a better idea of what NASA astronauts will be experiencing during the Artemis II launch set for Wednesday.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Space fans gather in Florida to watch Artemis II launch

NASA's Artemis II mission could launch on Wednesday. Many people are gathering along Florida's 'Space Coast,' eagerly anticipating the first crewed mission to the moon in decades.

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II launch forecast: Will weather cooperate?

The Artemis II launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. today. The 45th Weather Squadron will be monitoring the cumulus clouds and wind speeds to see if both parameters stay within the allowed criteria. Right now, there is an 80% chance the weat...

The Weather Channel

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

First crewed lunar mission in 53 years set to launch

NASA's Artemis II mission putting humans in orbit around the moon for the first time in over five decades is less than 24 hours away — if the weather co-operates. The launch is meant to pave the way for a crewed return to the moon's surf...

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

NASA's Artemis II mission set to launch

The Artemis II mission to the moon is expected in a few hours if all goes according to plan. Linda Godwin, a retired astronaut and professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, joins CBS News with more.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Moon bases and Mars missions: Artemis II explained

NASA is preparing for Artemis II, which will send four astronauts around the Moon. The mission will test Orion’s life-support, navigation, and communication systems in preparation for future lunar landings. FOX 13's Craig Patrick reports.

Fox News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How Artemis II crew, NASA prepares day before flight

In less than 24 hours, four astronauts are set to begin their historic nine-day journey around the far side of the moon and back. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on the planned Artemis II launch.

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

NASA readies Artemis II for first crewed moon mission in decades

The countdown to launch of the Artemis II mission, NASA's first piloted moonshot in half a century, proceeded smoothly as engineers and technicians prepared the agency's giant Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule for fueling...

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Is the Artemis II launch part of a space race with China, Russia?

NASA is preparing for the scheduled launch of the first crewed mission around the moon in over 50 years. If the Artemis II rocket takes off on Wednesday as planned, the three-man, one-woman crew will travel further from the Earth than an...

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II launch could be derailed by these factors

The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II test flight is clicking along at the Kennedy Space Center toward a possible launch at 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday. But before we can hear that exciting “liftoff” announcement, the weather must cooperate.

The Weather Channel

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II launch countdown officially begins

After two previous delays, the countdown for the Artemis II launch officially began with the activation of the mission countdown clock at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday. The first launch opportunity is a two-hour window starting at 6:24 p.m. ET ...

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis astronaut talks risks of mission as crew prepares for launch

The Artemis II mission could lift off as soon as Wednesday in a historic space flight around the moon. The crew of four has been training for nearly three years for the nine-day mission. Mark Strassmann gives a look at the risks and safe...

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Apollo 11 to Artemis II: How space travel has evolved

Technology has changed drastically since the last time we went to the moon. AccuWeather's Anna Azallion explains.

AccuWeather

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How Artemis II could eventually lead to humans living on Mars

A crew of four astronauts are set for liftoff on Wednesday in a mission that will take them around the moon. Former NASA astronaut Terry Hart joins "The Takeout" to discuss the historic Artemis II effort.

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Anticipation grows for Artemis II moon launch

After weeks of delays, NASA is finally poised for the launch of a historic flight this week to send a crew of four astronauts on a trailblazing nine-day trip around the moon and back.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

NASA prepares for first lunar mission in over 50 years

NASA is preparing to launch the first crew of astronauts toward the moon in over 53 years with its second Artemis mission, a key test flight in humanity's broader lunar return as the U.S. races to reassert leadership in space.

Reuters

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Meet the Artemis II astronauts

Four astronauts from the United States and Canada are about to take off on the Artemis II mission that will circle the Moon.

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II launch: Wednesday’s forecast

The Artemis II launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday. The 45th Weather Squadron will be monitoring the cumulus clouds and wind speeds to see if both parameters stay within the allowed criteria.

The Weather Channel

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Spain’s first female astronaut: Sara García Alonso

She’s a molecular biologist who is about to become the first female astronaut in Spain’s history. But before she can take off, she has to complete ESA’s Astronaut Reserve training in Cologne.

DW News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II astronauts prepare for Wednesday moon launch

The Artemis II crew is in quarantine ahead of a launch scheduled for Wednesday. If all goes well, the crew will fly around the far side of the moon, going farther from Earth than any human in history. Mark Strassmann reports.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

The solar storm that lit up Florida

August 1859. Floridians saw bright red and green auroras and thought the swamps were on fire. Days later, astronomer Richard Carrington spotted a massive white flash from the Sun at 11 AM. Seventeen hours later, the sky lit up so bright ...

The Weather Channel

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

NASA's Artemis II mission set to launch April 1

NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch on April 1, with the four-person crew composed of three Americans and one Canadian, which includes the first woman, the first person of color and the first Canadian expected to travel to t...

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

What would success mean for Artemis II flight?

The 322-foot rocket set to launch Artemis II stood ready on the pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. It will be the first crewed moonshot in over a half-century. Mark Strassmann is there.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

NASA begins final countdown for first crewed moon mission in 50 years

NASA's Artemis II crew arrived in Florida on Friday, signaling final preparations are underway for the first crewed Moon mission since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site

Four astronauts arrived at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre ahead of next week's planned launch for the first stage of NASA's Artemis II mission to return to the moon.

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Astronauts fired up for approaching Artemis Moon mission

The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived in Florida, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than five decades.

Reuters