Mar 29, 2024 · Artemis IV will be the first mission to the Gateway space station in lunar orbit, bringing together an intricate choreography of multiple launches and spacecraft dockings in lunar orbit, and featuring the debut of NASA’s larger, more powerful version of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and new mobile launcher.

Artemis IV is a planned mission of the NASA-led Artemis program. The mission will include the fourth use of a Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, will send an Orion spacecraft with four astronauts to the Lunar Gateway space station, install a new module on the Gateway, and conduct the second lunar landing of the Artemis program.

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2 days ago · NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.

Apr 4, 2024 · Building on the achievements of the Artemis 3 mission’s lunar South Pole landing, slated for no earlier than late 2026, Artemis 4, planned for late 2028, introduces a complex ballet of technological advancements and international cooperation aimed at extending humanity’s reach into the cosmos.

3 days ago · On March 26, 2025, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured images of asteroid 2024 YR4 that indicate the asteroid is about the size of a 15-story building. The planetary defense community continues to monitor the asteroid.

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SpaceX Crew-4 was the Crew Dragon's fourth NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 27 April 2022 at 07:52 UTC [6] before docking with the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC.

Jan 29, 2025 · The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than Spring 2025.

Nov 2, 2024 · NASA's Ranger 4 was the first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body—the Moon. It was designed to transmit pictures during descent and to rough-land a capsule carrying a seismometer and other instruments.