NASA reveals new target date for crewed moon launch — and it’s no joke

It may be on April Fools' Day, but the space agency is deadly serious about finally getting its massive SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and four astronauts airborne in what will be the first crewed lunar-bound flight since the final Apollo mission in 1972.

NASA astronauts to venture into the void on a historic day

Truth be told, NASA had a spacewalk planned for early January but called it off after one of the two participating astronauts experienced a serious health issue that ultimately forced the early return to Earth of a SpaceX crew.

NASA’s ‘Moonbound’ is worth a watch as you wait for Artemis II update

All being well, the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft carrying NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, together with the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, will roar away from the Kennedy Space Center launchpad in Florida next month.