Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of sound as they return from the moon.

Artemis II live updates: Astronauts back safely on Earth after dangerous reentry goes smoothly - The crew of Integrity waved and saluted for the cameras after a surviving the fiery plunge through Eart

As NASA’s Artemis II mission unfolds, with four astronauts on the first crewed lunar voyage since 1972’s Apollo 17, the U.S.’s elite status as the only nation to ever send humans to the moon remains

Excitement over the Artemis II launch to the moon has raised some questions about the cost. The U.S. government has spent at least $93 billion and counting on the Artemis program, which seeks to eventually establish a long-term human presence on the moon.

If the pending Artemis II mission is successful, it will not just send Americans around the moon and back for the first time in more than half a century—it will send them further than any human being has traveled into space.

Louis Cariola Jr. watches NASA’s Artemis moon program progress with a connection far beyond what most can claim. He was right there with the Apollo missions, helping create the lunar landers, but flabbergasted that it has been over half a century since anyone has tried going back.

The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed behind the far side of the moon on Monday night.

The crew is expected to see parts of the moon no other humans have ever seen. See the first photos taken by the crew from the far side of the moon during their historic lunar flyby. NASA has been playing 'wake-up' songs for the Artemis II astronauts.