As the Artemis II crewed moon mission soars deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget.

The Artemis II crew is almost at the moon, and the astronauts spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby on Monday. That included manual piloting demonstrations, reviewing their science objectives for the six-hour observation period and evaluating their space suits,

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be at this moment without President Trump as Orion prepares to pass the far side of the Moon.

The following is the full transcript of an interview with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 5, 2026.

A recent video showing the Artemis II crew raised suspicions about whether NASA pulled some trickery for this lunar flyby mission.

In late March 2026, NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a US$180.4 million Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract for its IM-5 mission, using the larger Nova-D lander to deliver seven science and technology payloads, including an Australian Space Agency ...

Shortly after the Orion's launch, its four astronauts reported that the eight-figure loo was jammed because of a problem with its pump.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%.