As the Artemis II crewed moon mission soars deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget.

The new initiative includes a base on the moon, a nuclear-powered flight to Mars and a replacement for the ISS.

Credit: NASA Concept In a sweeping revamp of the Artemis lunar exploration initiative, NASA is shelving a planned lunar-orbiting station in favor of a base on the Moon, turning to commercial landers to fly more and heavier payloads to the surface and aiming to retire the government-owned Space Launch System-Orion

NASA said Friday it’s revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew in two years. The overhaul ...

As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.

Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.

The astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission are called a crew, but they really regard themselves as a team, right down to how they move around the Orion spacecraft's cabin. They've been intently focused on the overall success of the Artemis program,