Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

In the same way that Artemis II serves as the first crewed flight to test technology for future missions to the moon and Mars, Apollo 8, which launched on Dec. 21, 1968, also served as a lunar landing preparation mission, preceding Apollo 11's July 1969 lunar landing.

Fifty-seven years ago, three American astronauts set forth on one of the most audacious and inspiring journeys in human history. In late December 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders launched to the moon aboard Apollo 8 ...

The four astronauts' lunar flyby captures the American imagination just when we need it most.

The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. NASA is expected to hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Watch live views of space from Artemis II in our video player above. A day after the historic lunar flyaround,

The "very eerie" parallel was drawn between the NASA missions as tensions escalate between President Donald Trump and Iran.

Artemis II’s crew sent a heartfelt Easter message to the world as they approached the moon Sunday — a remarkable echo of a Christmas address given by the mission’s closest cousin in space history, Apollo 8.

Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon ⁠on ⁠NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they ⁠wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a "fireball",