What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

The Artemis II launched from Florida, sending a crew of four astronauts on a mission around the moon, but before this could happen the Apollo 17 crew landed on the moon 50 years ago.

LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It meant something far more endearing and far-reaching, a ...

CINCINNATI — For members of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society, the launch of Artemis II marks not just the latest development on the front of space exploration, but history in the making.

The milestone is a climactic point in the nearly 10-day Artemis II mission, the first crewed test flight of NASA's Artemis program.

So much for journalistic objectivity. The BBC science editor covering the launch of Artemis II couldn’t contain her enthusiasm when the first plumes of smoke spread out from the launch pad. “Oh, my goodness!

With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts kicked off their lunar flyby Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting a new distance record for humanity.