NASA is entering the tightest stretch yet before its first crewed lunar voyage of the Artemis era, with Artemis 2 now poised to fly astronauts around the moon roughly one month from now if final tests hold.

"How do you get to Mars when the launch vehicle is not necessarily going to Mars?"

The three-person crew will spend about eight months aboard the orbital laboratory conducting scientific research. This mission comes as the ISS marks 25 years of continuous human presence in orbit. NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking ...