The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket parts that first flew as far back as 1982.

The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.

Astrophiles are eagerly awaiting the launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Artemis II on Wednesday, which is set to be the most powerful rocket launch on record and will send human beings back toward the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

The United States is poised to send astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit for the first time in over 50 years as NASA prepares to launch Artemis II.

On April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. At the exact same time in Alpena, Ella White elementary school fourth grader Corey Brooker watched in anticipation as the shuttle launched,

Artemis II mission is set to launch at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking a historic return to deep space in over 50 years.

The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew were killed in a shocking disaster.

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words revealed something was very wrong.