NASA starts countdown clock to historic Artemis II moon mission launch

NASA is a “go” for its upcoming Artemis II moon mission. The countdown to liftoff began at 4:44 p.m. Eastern time, said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s launch director for the mission, at a press

How NASA plans to keep Artemis astronauts alive if disaster strikes

NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California's Mojave Desert.