The towering rocket tasked with launching NASA's next moon astronauts on their historic lunar journey has come together.

NASA will announce the first class of astronauts in four years who could one day be eligible for missions to the moon and Mars.

Elon Musk and acting NASA chief Sean Duffy clashed publicly over the Artemis lunar mission, escalating tensions between SpaceX and the US space agency. Duffy, who also serves as Transportation Secretary,

And NASA is holding an online event today (Sept. 24) to discuss the Artemis 2 mission, which will launch four astronauts on a journey around the moon in early 2026, if all goes to plan. You'll be able to watch all of it live here at Space.com courtesy of NASA, or directly via the space agency. Here's a brief rundown of the events:

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is taking aim at NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, on social media. Musk has publicly criticized Duffy after the agency announced plans to reopen competition for its next moon mission’s human landing system.

NASA is not immune to the effects of a government shutdown if congressional leaders fail to reach an agreement before midnight Oct. 1 to prevent one.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

NASA will launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon in over 50 years, on February 5, 2026. The milestone flight clears the path for Artemis III, planned for 2027, which will attempt the first human landing at the Moon’s South Pole,

Local researchers are developing nuclear power, propulsion systems, and medical technology for NASA's ambitious plans to establish a permanent moon base.

Members of the news media leave the press site after NASA's Artemis 1 mission launch was scrubbed. (Eva Marie Uzcategui for The Wall Street Journal) NASA has called off the Artemis I mission's planned launch, saying Monday morning that agency engineers ...