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The names of the astronauts will be announced on Monday, and they'll be the first four humans to fly past the Moon since the Apollo program.

Called Crescent Space Services, the new company is being set up to meet the anticipated demand of upcoming lunar missions.

The project, done in collaboration with NASA and Intuitive Machines, could lead to enhanced communications during upcoming crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.

Here’s our cheat sheet for Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built and SpaceX's ticket to the the Moon, Mars, and other celestial destinations.

Engineers at NASA's assembly facility have fully integrated all five major structures of the Space Launch System's core stage.

The big reveal is scheduled for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET, and you can watch it live right here.

NASA hasn’t chosen the exact spot where Artemis astronauts will land later this decade, but a new image showcases a candidate location in gorgeous detail.

Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022 and then returned on Dec. 11, 2022. Uncrewed, it tested the Orion spacecraft and the SLS rocket, the most powerful rocket ever used.

NASA mission managers said Artemis II is targeting November 2024 as it goes through issues found from the Artemis I mission including an unexpected heat shield performance during the 5,000-degree reentry.

NASAs Orion spacecraft performed better than expected on its first deep-space flight despite experiencing unpredicted loss of its heat shield material.