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Artemis II's lunar flyby — in pictures

Artemis II's lunar flyby — in pictures

2026-04-08

Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as they headed home from the moon. It was the first moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup ever.

2026-04-08

Artemis II sails around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record

With the moon filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts sailed into their lunar flyby on Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting a new distance record for humanity.

2026-04-07

Artemis II toilet on the fritz with crew over halfway to the moon

Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar flyaround to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.

2026-04-05

KASA's K-RadCube sent to space with Artemis II mission

Korea's first satellite to be part of a crewed space mission, K-RadCube (K-RAD), was launched aboard NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft as part of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission Thursday morning.

2026-04-02

NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface

2026-04-02

Jeju draws NASA’s eye with unusual cloud formation

A distinctive cloud pattern that looked like braided twists stretching across the sky near Jeju Island was captured by a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite, NASA said Tuesday as it released images of the area.

2026-02-26

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim reflects on his cultural upbringing and empathy

Jonny Kim has flown in space and served in war. After returning from eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut spoke about something closer to home: growing up between cultures, learning empathy and missing kimchi.

2025-12-21

NASA opens SpaceX's moon lander contract to rivals over Starship delays

NASA said on Monday it was opening the marquee U.S. moon landing contract to other bidders because Elon Musk's SpaceX has experienced mounting delays with its Starship lunar lander.

2025-10-21

LG enters space sector, eyeing Nuri rocket launch later this year

LG Group is entering the aerospace sector, supporting Nuri rocket launches and collaborating with KASA, while investing in startups to diversify revenue amid growth concerns in its core businesses.

2025-06-27