NASA ambassador Mark Benson hosts Artemis II launch watch party in Oak Park

A watch party is being held in Chicago's western suburbs as NASA prepares to send humans to the moon for the first time in 50 years on Wednesday.

Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.

Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon

The quest to reach  the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play,

NASA to 'establish a presence' on the Moon

Senior NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said NASA's goal is to "establish a presence" on the moon in the near future.