Retro Concept Art From NASA Makes Our Imagination Soar

The Space Shuttle

This series of conceptual images depicts a typical mission sequence for NASA’s Space Shuttle. The program ran from 1981 to 2011 and flew for 135 missions. The Space Shuttle, as I’ve written before, was a beautiful—but terrible—idea.

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Artemis 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Gizmodo will be covering NASA's Artemis 2 mission all the way through to splashdown. Follow along with us here.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe and George Dvorsky Apr 3

Behold These Breathtaking Views of Earth Captured by the Artemis 2 Astronauts

Photos of Earth taken by the Artemis 2 astronauts reveal their perspective as they zoom farther away from our home planet than any have gone before.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Apr 3

Artemis 2 Astronaut Offers Powerful Perspective on Going to the Moon Amid War

Why go to the Moon when there are so many problems to fix here on Earth? Artemis 2 mission pilot Victor Glover explained Thursday from cislunar space.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Apr 3

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

The Orion spacecraft has successfully completed the translunar injection burn and departed low-Earth orbit.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Apr 2

5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA’s Historic Launch of Artemis 2

Four astronauts blasted off on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday. Here are some cool launch-day details you may not have picked up on.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Apr 2

Core stage separation following Artemis 2 launch

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop, launched at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, kicking off the first mission to send astronauts to the Moon in over 50 years.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Apr 1