Over the past eight days, the world has watched four intrepid explorers leave Earth, fly around the Moon, and make spaceflight history. The moments of reverence, camaraderie, and bravery we’ve witnessed since the launch of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission have done wonders for my faith in humanity, but sadly, all good things must come to an end.

The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.

Thanks to NASA's live-stream, you can watch Artemis II's lunar flyby and see the moon mission head deeper into space than ever before. The post Live Stream NASA’s Lunar Flyby as Moon Mission Goes

In 1989, President George H.W. Bush announced the Space Exploration Initiative with the goals of going back to the moon "to stay" and, eventually, missions to Mars, Muir-Harmony said. The initiative was ended by Bush's successor, President Bill Clinton, due to costs and in favor of less expensive missions.

NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry helicopters to Mars.

The conditions for the Artemis II spacecraft's return to Earth have to be as precise as possible, and NASA's meteorologists are relying on the West Coast's reliably perfect weather to welcome Orion home.

When the crew of the Artemis II mission to the moon splash lands off the coast Friday, it won’t be San Diego’s first moment in the NASA spotlight. It won’t even be the first time a spacecraft has splashed down in the same general location.

NASA signaled last summer it planned to accelerate efforts to replace the aging International Space Station. Nearly nine months later, that push appears to have slowed. In a directive signed at the end of July,

The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.

"We just went sci-fi." The four astronauts on the Artemis II moon mission have a busy day April 8 as they continue on their return to Earth.