NASA will soon name the crew for Artemis III - the third mission in the space agency's Artemis program to send a manned crew to Mars.

NASA is getting serious about its plans to develop a lunar base, announcing a slew of missions bound for the Moon to help lay the groundwork for the habitat’s infrastructure. During an event held on Tuesday,

NASA has revealed details of its plans to build a permanent base on the moon. Initially, this will see autonomous rovers and hopping drones scouting out the lunar surface. Down the line, the plan is for astronauts to build a future lunar home,

"This is when living and working on the Moon becomes a reality," NASA said about "humanity’s first lunar outpost."

In case of an emergency at the Artemis moon rocket launch pad, baskets are available for astronauts to quickly use to get a safe distance. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve

On May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft screamed past Mars at 12,333 mph, sweeping within 2,864 miles of the planet’s surface and firing its cameras the entire way. The result: a series of high-resolution images that capture everything from a nearly full-disk view of the planet to the thin crescent of its atmosphere backlit by

On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year.

GM is a subcontractor in the development of the highly advanced “Pegasus” Lunar Terrain Vehicle that uses technology shared with GM’s Earth vehicles.