Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell sends message to Artemis II before flyby

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who flew on two Apollo-era missions in 1968 and 1970, recorded a message for the Artemis II crew before his death in 2025.

What to know about the Apollo mission that set the precedent for Artemis II

The Artemis II launched from Florida, sending a crew of four astronauts on a mission around the moon, but before this could happen the Apollo 17 crew landed on the moon 50 years ago.
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Artemis II astronauts propose naming lunar craters after loved ones, following Apollo tradition

In a heartfelt gesture echoing the Apollo era, the astronauts of Artemis II have proposed naming two lunar craters after personal connections, as they journey home from their lunar fly-around.
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Untouched moon samples from the Apollo missions will be studied for the first time

After sitting untouched in storage for nearly 50 years, lunar samples collected during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions will be studied for the first time, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Monday. The announcement came during Bridenstine's ...

Brown University professor who worked on Apollo missions praises Artemis II: "It's just inspirational"

Jim Head helped train Apollo astronauts and select lunar landing sites for the missions.

"Eerie" parallel drawn between Artemis 2 and Apollo 8

The "very eerie" parallel was drawn between the NASA missions as tensions escalate between President Donald Trump and Iran.

Artemis II latest updates: NASA releases 1st photos from far side of moon as Orion heads back to Earth after historic flyby mission

The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft captured stunning images during their record-setting lunar flyby.

Artemis II astronauts set to return home

Tonight, the Artemis astronauts on board their Orion spacecraft are speeding towards Earth for their dangerous re-entry and splash landing. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more on their final preps and the timeline for Orion’s return.