Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan spoke some of the last words from the surface of the moon on December 14, 1972: “And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall ...

As he took his final steps before leaving the moon, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan had some poignant closing words: “We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for ...

Click to open image viewer. The lithium hydroxide canister was designed as a replaceable filter for the command module's environmental control unit (ECU). The ECU provided cooling, water and ...

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NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion capsule stand on Launch Complex 39B ahead of Artemis II on Feb. 1, 2026. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images The last time the U.S. sent astronauts to the ...

NASA's chief has just upended the timeline for the future moon missions as conspiracy theorists continue to claim something found on the lunar surface is being hidden.

And — maybe — just in the nick of time. The Artemis II mission to circle our next-door neighbor — the first human visit in 54 years — is at this very moment poised to blast off from a stressed, ...

Humanity is headed back to our closest neighbor. In 2026, for the first time in the 21st century, a crewed mission to the Moon is finally happening again. The Artemis II mission, part of NASA’s ...