Re-entry was where the Space Shuttle truly faced its greatest challenge. Traveling at nearly 8 kilometers per second, the ...

NASA's Orion capsule will reenter Earth’s atmosphere Friday evening at nearly 25,000 miles per hour. With one more maneuver ...

The four crew members of NASA's Artemis II moon mission returned to Earth Friday evening, splashing down safely in the ...

Artemis II is almost home. More on the heat shield that has to hold: Coming home from the moon means extreme speed and blistering heat. CNN’s Tom Foreman explains what happens at reentry and why the ...

After a record 10-day mission beyond the Moon, NASA's Artemis II crew is set to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near ...

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

As humans work to get back to the moon - and then on to Mars - area companies are providing technology that's getting them there.

NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists ...

The Artemis II launched into orbit Wednesday evening as NASA began its historic moon mission.

The four Artemis II mission astronauts have entered the Orion capsule and are in place for humanity’s first trip to the moon ...

To say that I (like many Americans, and humans worldwide) have run the proverbial gamut of emotions over the last 24 hours or ...