SPACEFLIGHT

NASA completes key weekend work for Artemis II wet dress rehearsal as historic launch nears

Teams at NASA are working hard to stay on and even ahead of schedule.
Updated: Jan 27, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Artemis II astronauts enter quarantine as launch period inches closer

The quarantine will make sure that the astronauts don't catch any bugs that might delay the mission.
Updated: Jan 27, 2026  |  By Saubhagya Mukherjee

NASA astronaut photographs Artemis II SLS rocket from International Space Station

The ISS passed over Florida soon after the SLS rocket arrived at the launch pad.
Updated: Jan 27, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA 'trailblazer' Sunita Williams retires: Here's a look at her record-breaking career

27 years of service, 608 days in orbit, nine spacewalks—the list goes on.
Updated: Jan 23, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Blue Origin's New Shepard carries 6 tourists past Kármán Line after last-minute change and delay

The lift-off marked the 38th flight of the New Shepard rocket.
Published: Jan 23, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA’s Artemis II mission to carry mementos into space, honoring America’s independence

The mission will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of independence by taking to space items that reflect its legacy and history.
Published: Jan 23, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

NASA's Artemis missions timeline: What happens after Artemis II?

Artemis III targets human Moon landing post-II’s 2026 flyby, before Gateway deployment and Mars.
Updated: Jan 23, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Artemis II: Here's a visual guide to the historic NASA mission that will take humans back to the Moon

As the Artemis II rocket awaits wet dress rehearsal, take a look at the elements forging the mission.
Published: Jan 22, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard its Falcon 9 rocket

The satellites were deployed in their intended orbits just over an hour after launch.
Published: Jan 22, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

As Artemis II nears launch, a look back at the Artemis I mission

This new era of spaceflight was cemented on November 16, 2022, when the successful liftoff of Artemis I officially set NASA's lunar ambitions in motion.
Updated: Jan 23, 2026  |  By Raj Naik

Blue Origin schedules 38th New Shepard flight; to launch six people to suborbital space on January 22

The launch window is calculated to be open at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday.
Published: Jan 21, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

'The best of humanity': NASA's Artemis II crew and their accomplishments so far

NASA is preparing to return to the Moon, and the next flight in the orbit of our celestial neighbor will carry these four heroes.
Published: Jan 21, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

Hurry up! NASA is sending names around the Moon for free: Here’s how to get your 'boarding pass'

Before NASA’s Artemis II closes name submissions Jan 21, learn how you can get yours onboard the Orion spacecraft.
Published: Jan 21, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Revisiting humanity's last crewed Moon mission ahead of Artemis II launch

The final Apollo mission closed a historic chapter while quietly sparking the fire for today’s return to the Moon.
Published: Jan 20, 2026  |  By Raj Naik

Artemis II wet dress rehearsal scheduled for late January: How to watch the rocket live ahead of launch

With the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft at the launch pad, experts will be conducting the wet dress rehearsal soon.
Published: Jan 20, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

NASA’s Artemis II rocket and spacecraft reach launch pad as lift-off window inches closer

The launch window opens as early as February 6, 2026.
Published: Jan 19, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts come home as Dragon achieves safe splashdown

The four astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission undocked from the International Space Station at 5:20 p.m. EST on Wednesday.
Updated: Jan 15, 2026  |  By Mahalekshmi P

SpaceX's Crew-11 undocks from International Space Station aboard Dragon, heads for splashdown

The undocking took place after mission controllers deemed the weather excellent for splashdown.
Published: Jan 15, 2026  |  By Saubhagya Mukherjee

2025 marked a record-breaking year for global space launches, with the U.S. taking the top spot

Of the 329 orbital launch attempts, the majority were carried out by commercial companies for their commercial clients.
Updated: Jan 14, 2026  |  By Vikrant Durgale

Small, experimental capsule beats the odds to survive ISRO's failed PSLV launch

Orbital Paradigm’s capsule defied a total rocket failure by breaking free and sending back flight data before impact.
Published: Jan 14, 2026  |  By Raj Naik