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In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft aboard the USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, off the coast of California. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Microsoft’s revealing Artemis II glitch

NASA's Artemis II crew - NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo during a press conference on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen as they answer media questions during a video conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (NASA via AP)

America’s core values should boost the trajectory of NASA’s spacefarers

By Frank Perley

This image provided by NASA, seen from behind the Moon during Artemis II, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

U.S. aggressive in race for first base on moon, pushes to beat China

By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts’ triumphant moon flyby

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this photo provided by NASA, from left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen as they answer media questions during a video conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (NASA via AP)

How to watch NASA’s Artemis II splashdown tonight, and what to expect

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule, right, separates from the service module above the Earth in preparation for splash down in the Pacific Ocean, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

The United States of America's lack of innovation and rerunning th NASA space program Illustration generated by ChatGPT for The Washington Times

Whatever happened to American inventions?

By Michael McKenna

Teaching children about space travel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

What do Artemis II and socialism have in common?

By Cal Thomas

In this image provided by NASA, Artemis II crew members, from left, Victor Glover Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie midway through their lunar observation period of the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts speak with President Donald after moon flyby

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This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they appear on a video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II crew suggests naming moon crater for late wife of mission Cmdr. Wiseman

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Moon is seen from a camera outside the Orion Spacecraft after the Artemis II astronauts surpassed the farthest distance ever traveled by humans from Earth, Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

See Earth’s briliant blue beauty as Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts leave it behind

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control via video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Artemis II crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Photographers set up remote cameras near NASA's Artermis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

The NASA Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft launches at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press