NASA targets the moon's south pole for a future base as Artemis III prepares to test critical docking maneuvers in Earth's orbit launching next year.

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome. Still marveling over their record-breaking lunar fly-around, the crew of four flew to Houston's Ellington Field from San Diego on Saturday afternoon.

The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.

The crew of Artemis II on Saturday evening were being honored at a NASA event welcoming the astronauts back to Houston.

With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights.

As the Orion spacecraft hurtles home, friction caused by reentry into Earth's atmosphere will drastically decrease its speed from a potential 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 kilometers per hour).

Artemis II astronauts reflect on traveling farther from Earth than any human mission, expressing deep gratitude at their first public appearance.

While Apollo was a ‘Lewis and Clark-like’ scientific expedition, planetary research professor James Head III said, Artemis has bigger ambitions: establishing a permanent base on the moon.

The astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission are scheduled to land on Earth on Friday. But their re-entry is one of the riskiest parts of the mission, and the Orion spacecraft has known design flaws.

Koch reflected on the nearly 10 days the Artemis II crew spent in space while attending an event in Houston, Texas