NYTIMES (Katrina Miller) - Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?
Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Trump hosts Artemis II astronauts at White House
President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will welcome the astronauts from NASA's historic Artemis II moon fly-by mission to the White House. The four-member crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen — returned to Earth earlier this month after a 10-day mission that took the astronauts further into space than ever before. It marked a significant step for the space agency as it looks to return to the moon by 2028. The president called the crew while in space and invited them to the White House while also asking for their autographs. It also comes after NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testified before the House and Senate on Trump's fiscal 2027…
NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - Artemis II Crew to Discuss NASA Moon Mission and Next Steps
The four astronauts, who last spoke to the public on Sunday, will speak at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: President Trump speaks with Artemis II astronauts
Trump called the Artemis II astronauts after the historic lunar flyby on Monday and invited them to the Oval Office upon their return to Earth.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Addy Bink) - Artemis is NASA's return to the moon. Why astronauts won't land there just yet
While NASA's Artemis is meant to be our return to the moon, astronauts won't actually touch the moon yet.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump hails U.S. return to lunar missions with Artemis II launch
The Artemis II mission will see four astronauts fly past the moon and return to Earth after looping around the planet's sole natural satellite.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Artemis II: Moon Mission Update — NASA Talks Intense T-Minus One Minute Countdown To Launch
NASA officials brief reporters on the upcoming test launch of Artemis II — the first crewed space mission to head toward the moon in more than 50 years. The launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Fla., is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday 04/01/2026. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. The launch comes as NASA plans to invest $20 billion over the next seven years to build a base on the surface of the moon. #artemisii #moon #nasa #spacelaunch
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch Live: NASA Holds Press Conference Ahead Of Artemis II Launch
NASA officials will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon on the upcoming test launch of Artemis II — the first crewed space mission to head toward the moon in more than 50 years. The launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Fla., is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1. The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. The launch comes as NASA plans to invest $20 billion over the next seven years to build a base on the surface of the moon.
NYTIMES (Timothy Bella and PS Spencer) - In a Moment of Division, the Astronauts on the Artemis II Mission Hope to Inspire
Can the four astronauts of the NASA mission Artemis II make a difference in a distracted and divided world?
NPR (Brendan Byrne) - NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.