NASA launches 4 astronauts on its Artemis II moon mission
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Follow live updates on NASA's Artemis II moon mission. Get the latest from Kennedy Space Center and find information on timing and how to watch the rocket launch.
Flagstaff is known as a tourist destination, but for the scientific community, it holds a deeper legacy, especially when it comes to space.
When astronauts spend months floating in the weightlessness of the International Space Station (ISS), their bodies get used to a world without up or down. The trouble starts when they have to return to a world with gravity, like the Moon or Earth.