Watch Live | Artemis splashdown happening right now.

Follow the crew of Artemis II aboard Orion as they journey back to Earth after rewriting the history books on April 6; traveling farther from Earth than any humans before, flying around the Moon’s far side, capturing new images of its surface, and coming within about 4,000 miles of the Moon at their closest approach.

Video | Artemis rocket blasts into space.

LIFTOFF: The crew of @NASA's Artemis II is now bound for the moon — sending astronauts into deep space for the first time in more than 50 years 🚀 pic.twitter.com/WrL9oxhifh — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026

NASA delays Artemis II after fuel seal failures trigger critical safety alarm

NASA delays Artemis II after fuel seal failures trigger critical safety alarm https://t.co/or9wgwdZFo — Mary Jane Anderson (@MaryJan28337231) February 16, 2026 NASA’s Artemis II mission, intended to carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, has been delayed after a liquid hydrogen leak forced an automatic halt during a critical …

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SLS is unnecessary; Starship can handle Artemis missions at a fraction of the cost.

by Stephen Green https://twitter.com/Trump__Train__/status/1847276415063863783 SLS requires Starship and the Lunar Gateway to get enough mass to the moon to make Artemis work. Starship can do the whole thing by itself. All things being equal, Artemis makes no sense. But all things aren’t equal. SLS costs $4 billion per launch — just for the disposable rocket. …

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