Artemis moon mission: News & Updates

Dr. Don Platt, Director of the Spaceport Education Center at the Florida Institute of Technology joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom after SpaceX completed a successful launch following Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploding on a flight test. Dr. Platt dives into whether the Artemis program or NASA should be worried about the future of America's return to the moon.

Ken Kremer, Managing Editor for Space UpClose joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom ahead of NASA's planned news conference to share new details on their plans for a permanent lunar base on the Moon's surface and the next slate of rocket launches and missions from NASA and the new-age Space Race.

Ken Kremer, Managing Editor of Space UpClose joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the breathtaking new photos from the Artemis II moon mission, showing the Earth, moon and the Artemis II crew from never-before-seen angles.

The SLS core of the Artemis III was rolled on to a barge in New Orleans on Monday, ready to be shipped to Kennedy Space Center. But it’s not all smooth sailing in the industry—Blue Origin is under the spotlight after the FAA called for a formal investigation into New Glenn's apparent upper-stage failure on Sunday. Ken Kremer, Managing Editor on Space UpClose, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the latest.

Astronauts onboard the Artemis II mission are getting ready to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in the last leg of their 10-day mission. Experts say this may be the most dangerous part of their mission yet. 

Astronauts on board the Artemis II are on their home. However, that's not before gathering evidence of solar eclipse only visible from space. The astronauts described what they saw. 

The Artemis II astronauts described their experience of viewing a solar eclipse from Orion on April 6. The solar eclipse was only visible to the astronauts on the spacecraft and not visible from Earth.  The astronauts witnessed the eclipse around 8:30 p.m., describing the visible corona – the sun's outer layer – creating a layer around the moon. 

On April 6, 2026, at 1:57 p.m., Artemis II set the record for humans' farthest distance from Earth. Half-way into their 10-day mission around the moon, astronauts reflected on the historic moment. 

Florida Congressman Mike Haridopolos, representing much of Florida's Space Coast joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to discuss the status of the Artemis II moon mission and his continued advocacy for NASA and the U.S. space programs during his time in Congress, as well as working with the Trump administration despite their proposed budget cuts to NASA this year.

Ken Kremer, Managing Editor of Space UpClose, joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom following the successful launch of the historic Artemis II. 

NASA has many plans in store following the launch of Artemis II. After the 10-day mission, NASA is planning the Artemis III and IV launces as well as a highly anticipated moon base. 

FOX 35's Marie Edinger spoke with Garrett Wymer as the crew for Artemis II made arrived at the launchpad. 

FOX 35's Esther Bower was live at the Kennedy Space Center for extended Artemis II coverage amid a potentially historic launch day. She spoke with Garrett Wymer live to discuss what we know, what to expect, and how to watch.

The launch of Artemis II is set to be a historic moment in space exploration history, according to both NASA officials and experts across the nation. Brendan Byrne, host of the 'Are We There Yet' podcast, was live at the Kennedy Center to detail the importance of this launch. He spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer. 

Tim Dodd from Everyday Astronaut joined Garrett Wymer live from Kennedy Space Center to talk about what the historic Artemis II launch means for him. 

Viewers are camped out a Jetty Park to catch a glimpse of the historic Artemis II launch on April 1. 

Engineers resolved a hardware issue affecting communication with the Space Launch System’s flight termination system, clearing a key safety concern ahead of launch, officials said. The problem had prevented ground controllers from sending a destruct signal if the rocket veered off course. A follow-up confidence test confirmed the system is now ready to support liftoff.