Orion's interior space is equivalent to that of two minivans, NASA says. That's a lot more breathing room than space capsules of the 1960s and '70s.

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and possibly smelly affair. And it’s not a huge improvement from the last time mankind journeyed into deep space more than 50 years ago.

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the Moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago."There are

From bathroom and toilet to space food and sleeping bags, see how the Artemis crew rearranges the Orion spacecraft interior layout to make it home.

The windows on the Orion spacecraft are already dirty. The four astronauts aboard Artemis II spend so much time pressing their faces against the glass to stare back at their home planet that mission commander Reid Wiseman actually radioed Houston to ask for window-cleaning procedures.

The Saturn V was meant for deep space missions like the SLS and Starship but was very different from the modern rockets.

On March 31, 1962, NASA approved the design of the new Gemini spacecraft. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This small capsule could carry two astronauts into space at a time. NASA created the Gemini program to help the U.

In this video, we explore the Saturn V rocket, which was integral in launching the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Key insights include that not every Apollo mission followed the same timeline, the astronauts and select support staff were the only individuals within 3 miles of the launch site on launch day,