Many people, including children who never saw the last crewed moon mission launch, were excited to witness history.

NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

The first day of the Artemis II mission saw the crew enter Earth orbit and prepare for their journey around the moon

At this time yesterday, there were only nine toilets in space. Today, the freshly-launched Orion space capsule’s commode makes it an even 10 .

NASA is preparing for Artemis II, which will send four astronauts around the Moon. The mission will test Orion’s life-support, navigation, and communication systems in preparation for future lunar landings.

The first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis moon program may take off in a matter of days, with a launch window that opens on April 1, and as preparations are underway for that, the space agency is refocusing its plan to establish a human presence on the moon.

NASA has filled its moon rocket gas tank for humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century. The 32-story rocket is due to blast off with four astronauts Wednesday evening from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

Two days before NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell toured Washington aerospace facilities Monday to highlight the state’s growing role in space