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Astronauts swing around moon on NASA's Artemis II mission

Inside Artemis II mission control, the nerve center for NASA’s next Moon flight

HOUSTON, When four astronauts strap into NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years, their safety will depend not just on the vehicle but on a layered network of engineers,

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Live updates: Astronauts swing around the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission

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Artemis II astronauts reach far side of the moon

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Artemis II breaks record for furthest distance traveled from Earth

The Artemis II crew is over 250,000 miles from Earth.

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Artemis II live: Apollo 13 moment approaching for Orion crew - with astronauts set to make history

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Artemis II live: Astronauts describe seeing the far side of the moon for the first time

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NBC News talks to Artemis II crew as they speed toward the moon

The crew is now preparing to capture photos of the far side of the moon, including portions that have never before been seen by humans.

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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

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Artemis II astronauts cross halfway point between Earth and Moon

The Christian Science Monitor

Letter from mission control: 4 astronauts soar toward moon ‘for all humanity’

In the first endeavor to orbit the moon in more than half a century, four astronauts launched on the Artemis II mission from Cape Canaveral. A Monitor journalist watched the historic step toward a lunar mission from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Behind-the-scenes secrets of NASA mission control

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.