Solemn Privilege – Artemis II from Launch Complex 34 David’s thoughts on Artemis II, as experienced from Launch Complex 34.

@davidjdphotography.com shares his perspective on covering Artemis II from LC-34. Read more: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/sole...

It's up! Check out the Space Scout team's incredible photos and personal reflections on the historic launch of Artemis II!

A Misstep on New Glenn’s Third Flight New Glenn’s third mission achieved the first reflight of a booster, but was marred by the loss of the mission and its payload.

new from @casi-bev.bsky.social for @spacescout.bsky.social on New Glenn's stumble:
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A Misstep on New Glenn’s Third Flight New Glenn’s third mission achieved the first reflight of a booster, but was marred by the loss of the mission and its payload.

Despite successfully reusing a booster, New Glenn loses a payload at a poor time for the company's plans. Read more from @casi-bev.bsky.social: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/a-mi...

Photos and Feelings from Artemis II To commemorate Artemis II, Space Scout compiled photos and testimonials from our team members about this historic spaceflight.

The Space Scout team shares our unique perspective on the historic Artemis II mission. Read more from the team:
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A slightly grainy, zoomed-out photo of the launch of Artemis 2, showing the rocket plume climbing into the blue sky.

I took this photo of Artemis 2 with a TLR film camera from the 1950s
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Shoutout to the OCSS suits that are a critical part of keeping the #ArtemisII crew safe today! If you haven't read my deep dive on the suits for @spacescout.bsky.social, today while you're waiting for entry is a great time to do so!
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Artemis II Safe and Sound on Earth After spending nine days in space, visiting the Moon for the first time in a generation, and traveling farther from home than anyone in history, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission is safe on Ear…

After the journey of a lifetime, the crew of Artemis II are home once again. Read more from @casi-bev.bsky.social: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/arte...

Artemis II Flies Around the Moon for All On April 6th, 2026, humans visited the Moon for the first time in 54 years. Artemis II has completed its lunar flyby, achieving the literal and figurative apex of the mission as four people beheld …

The crew of Artemis II brings us a whirlwind of science, wonder, and emotions from the Moon. Read more from @casi-bev.bsky.social: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/arte...

Up Close with the Orion Crew Survival System Space Scout gets up close and personal with the Orion Crew Survival System suit at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

While Artemis II circles the Moon, we took a closer look at the suits keeping the astronauts safe. Read more from @alejandroturnbull.space: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/up-c...

The exact moment the Artemis II Orion spacecraft slipped behind the Moon and out of communications range of Earth, as seen from the Teague Auditorium at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Artemis II Sets Course for Moon After a picture-perfect launch Wednesday placed the crew of Artemis II into a highly elliptical Earth orbit, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Koch are now offici…

With trans-lunar injection complete, Artemis II is on its way to the Moon. Read more from @alejandroturnbull.space: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/arte...

Artemis II Rises Artemis II took to the skies at 6:35 PM EDT on Wednesday afternoon, paying off years of hard work and planning by NASA and its partners.

Artemis II is underway, carrying the hopes and dreams of a generation. Read more: www.spacescout.info/2026/04/arte...

How Artemis II Will Return Astronauts to the Moon NASA is preparing for the launch of Artemis II, the first mission to send humans to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. With launch now mere hours away, NASA and the astronauts are moving into final …

With the launch of Artemis II only a handful of hours away, Alex takes us through the mission plan. Read more from Alex: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/how-...

Meet History’s Next Lunar Astronauts NASA’s Artemis II mission is ready to launch, and, if all goes to plan, will carry four people farther from Earth than ever before.

In a few days' time, the first explorers of the Artemis generation will take flight. Read more from Scarlet and Beverly: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/meet...

Many Questions, Few Answers as Artemis II Targets April NASA is on track to launch Artemis II as soon as April 1st, with daily launch opportunities through April 6th. After major changes to the Artemis program, answers have been slow to materialize.

Artemis II has a new launch date, while answers about the program are hard to come by. Read more from Beverly: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/many...

Firefly Sends off Alpha Block I with FLTA007 Firefly Aerospace completed a successful return to flight on Wednesday, March 11, bringing their Alpha rocket back online after a mishap in April of last year.

Firefly's return to flight was a success, paving the way for Alpha Block II. Read more from Beverly: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/fire...

KAIROS Three for Three on Launch Failures Following a failure on KAIROS’ first two flights in early and late 2024, there was hope for a success on the rocket’s third launch attempt. However, roughly two minutes post launch, the rocke…

KAIROS' third failure speaks to a difficult truth about the commercial launch industry. Read more from Scarlet: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/kair...

Major Artemis Shift Leaves Questions About SLS, Gateway Future In a major announcement Friday, 27 February, NASA announced a revision of the Artemis Program architecture. To accommodate the change, the design of the SLS rocket will be significantly reworked.

NASA's updates to the Artemis architecture have created more questions than answers. Read more from Alex: www.spacescout.info/2026/03/majo...

Firefly Eyes Late February for Return to Flight Following a mishap in April of 2025, Firefly Aerospace is aiming to return its Alpha rocket to launch on the 28th of February.

After a mishap last year, Firefly Aerospace is ready to fly again. Read more from Scarlet: www.spacescout.info/2026/02/fire...

Flawless Second Artemis II Launch Rehearsal Shows Readiness, Despite Setbacks The second launch rehearsal for Artemis II was a massive success and a showcase of the propellant loading process and systems working as designed.

The second Artemis II rehearsal was highly successful, demonstrating the team's readiness for launch day. Read more from Emily: www.spacescout.info/2026/02/flaw...

Following Near-Perfect Rehearsal, Artemis II Faces a Rollback After an issue with the SLS rocket’s upper stage, NASA has made the difficult decision to roll the Artemis II stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).

Despite a successful launch rehearsal, a new issue will require the Artemis II stack to roll back to the VAB. Read more from Scarlet: www.spacescout.info/2026/02/foll...

After Biosignature Announcement, Mars Sample Return Remains in Limbo Ambitious plans by NASA and the European Space Agency to return samples of the Martian surface to Earth continue to remain in limbo even as the Agency has announced the collection of a potentially …

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Astranis Aims to Breathe New Life into GEO On December 29, 2024, a new breed of geostationary satellites took flight – powered into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. From One to Many, the first Astranis Block 2 mission, is the first …

Astranis has launched their first operational batch of MicroGEO satellites, beginning a wave of deployment in GEO.

Read more from @nik-proxima.bsky.social here: www.spacescout.info/2024/12/astr...

NASA Set to Update Moon to Mars Architecture with ACR24 NASA is developing the latest version of its overarching vision for space exploration: the Moon to Mars Architecture. Amid an environment of questions about the Artemis Program, the agency’s year-l…

Ahead of ACR24 product release, Bev takes a look at what we might expect to see from NASA’s Moon to Mars architecture.

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