The space agency paid homage to the Apollo missions and Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon."
As expected, NASA lost contact with the spacecraft for 34 minutes as Orion passed behind the Moon.
NASA needs the upgraded Starship lunar lander for the Artemis 4 mission, which is scheduled to fly in 2027.
The gigantic SLS blasted off into the dark Florida sky, becoming the most powerful rocket to ever take flight. The Artemis era has officially begun.
The space agency had previously ruled out a crewed landing for Artemis 4, citing the complexity of the lunar mission.
The space agency ordered three additional Orion spacecraft from its commercial partner Lockheed Martin for nearly $2 billion
SpaceX is in the process of building the first Artemis Moon lander, but NASA wants a second option.
NASA's return to the Moon is delayed yet again, after engineers failed to plug a hydrogen leak on the launch pad Saturday.
They may have to compete for the limited resources on the lunar surface.
The two-hour launch window starts at 2:17 p.m. ET (6:17 p.m. UTC) on September 3. The rocket's Monday launch was scrubbed due to temperature sensor problems.
The SLS megarocket was supposed to blast off Monday at 8:33 a.m. ET, but a pesky engine has complicated plans.
Everything you need to know about the Artemis missions, which seek to put a man and a woman on the Moon this decade.
The inaugural launch of the SLS megarocket is the first step in returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade.
The inaugural launch of SLS is scheduled for Monday, August 29, and everything seems to be going according to plan.
The space agency is preparing to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.
The SLS rocket is set to travel to the launch pad Tuesday evening. Its inaugural launch will represent the first mission in the Artemis lunar program.
The maiden voyage of SLS is set for November 16, kicking off NASA's return to the Moon and setting the stage for crewed missions.
A previous plan called for a pruned list of 18 astronauts, but that's no longer the case, according to NASA's chief spaceman.
Humanity’s first lunar space station will offer new ways to explore space and do science, but it will also present unprecedented health and safety risks.
The new spacesuits will be used on the ISS and during upcoming missions to the Moon.
