During the Apollo era, North American Aviation was asked to design a rescue mission for astronauts stranded near the Moon, ...

UPDATE for 9 p.m. ET: NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth to return its Artemis 2 astronauts to Earth. See video and photos of the Artemis 2 splashdown in our wrap story. See ...

Space travel has always carried an element of uncertainty, but the past year has exposed just how quickly a routine mission can turn into a rescue scenario. Only months ago, the United States faced a ...

The four Artemis II astronauts are back safely on Earth after flying around the moon on NASA’s first lunar mission in more than 50 years. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...