Before astronauts aboard Artemis II ever left Earth, they spent years inside a simulator in Houston preparing for nearly every scenario they could face in space.

The countdown to the moon doesn’t start on a launchpad. For the team at Axiom Space in Houston, it starts years before, at a workbench, stitch by stitch.

NASA officials shared new details on the Artemis II mission, highlighting life support limits, technical challenges, and what astronauts may observe during their trip around the Moon.

The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it’s time to set a new distance record.

NASA officials shared new details on the Artemis II mission, highlighting life support limits, technical challenges, and what astronauts may observe during their trip around the Moon.

NASA granted KPRC 2’s Gage Goulding rare access inside Mission Control at Johnson Space Center as the Artemis II crew travels toward the moon, offering a firsthand look at the team responsible for guiding the historic mission.

Frenchie’s Italian Restaurant, a longtime favorite of astronauts and NASA staff, is seeing increased activity, with owner Frankie Camera hopeful that the Artemis program will restore enthusiasm and prosperity to the area.

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are preparing to travel beyond low-Earth orbit and return to the Moon.

Four Astronauts, one Mission, 230,000 Miles

Saturday's explosive meteor was rare but there are more sightings of meteors on the way later this spring.

Planets line up in the sky this weekend.

According to NASA’s website, the selected candidates will undergo nearly two years of training before they become flight-eligible astronauts for agency missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and ultimately, Mars.

According to its website, NASA is seeking “volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth."

Bright city lights and moonlight could dim the show for Houston stargazers

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Data company Astronomer is continuing to make headlines by hiring actress and movie star Gwyneth Paltrow as its “temporary spokesperson,” to (kind of, but not really) answer questions about its viral “kiss cam” video with its former CEO and head of human resources.

"The studies will contribute to the global knowledge base in human research, Earth observation, and life, biological, and material sciences, showcasing the space research capabilities of the crew’s home nations," Axiom Space said in a statement.

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams spoke publicly for the first time about their unplanned nine-month flight at the International Space Station.

According to the FAA, staffing issues are causing the temporary ground stop, affecting flights from Bush Airport, Hobby, and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (also known as MSY)

The protest comes a week after NASA announced it would be shutting down three of its offices and layoff several staff members as the company prepares to reduce its workforce under the Trump administration.

The third supermoon of the year is visible this week.

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared stunning timelapse footage of Hurricane Milton from the International Space Station.

“Houston is home to the world’s leading aerospace companies, and we’re thrilled to welcome Lilium and this next generation of aviation technology,” Kevin Tipton, Senior Director for Aerospace & Aviation at the Greater Houston Partnership said.

Tuesday night’s full moon will be spectacular for a number of reasons

NASA and Boeing have been monitoring two issues with the Starliner: one with a set of thrusters and the other involving helium leaks in the vehicle’s propulsion system.

She's a local Air Force veteran with an out-of-this-world life. Sharon Caples McDougle used to suit up astronauts before they went to space. Now, she's sharing her inspiring story. We caught up with her to see what she has been up to since her last visit to Houston Life.

Get a first look inside this captivating new exhibition that features over 18 unique installations.

Inside the award-winning space-themed concept that lets guests roam freely inside a virtual life-size replica of the International Space Station.

Mark your calendars for these dates, eclipse fans.

The solar eclipse is almost here and NASA says two WB-57 aircraft at Ellington will be flying the path of the eclipse!

In videos submitted to KSAT Connect, viewers showed bright light emitting a circular smoke into the air

In preparation for this historic event, meteorologist Jonathan Kegges put together a viral video below to get you primed for the eclipse and address the basics of it.

What type of eclipse it will be and where the eclipse will be is what makes this a rare event.

As is the case with others around the country, Barham is gearing up to try and photograph a historic eclipse that is set to hit North America on April 8.

For anyone counting down the days until April 8, there are some safety tips for viewing.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

How much do you know about the company? Here are some facts and figures about Intuitive Machines.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

It’s unclear when the first test flight of the aircraft will be, but it is expected to be sometime this year.

Starlink satellites can be seen lined up in the night's sky, leaving people around the world wondering what their purpose is.

NASA's latest space mission launched Friday out of Kennedy Space Center. The mission is called 'Mission to Psyche' - Psyche is a metal based asteroid that scientist will study to understand the core of the Earth and other planets.

Wednesday night’s full moon will be spectacular for a number of reasons. It will appear bigger and brighter. We’ll have clear skies in Southeast Texas. And it has a unique name, Super Blue Moon. But how rare is it?

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend.

Members of the public are invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa in October 2024.

Five environmental and cultural heritage groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over the agency’s dealings with SpaceX.

In the early morning hours of April 12, 1981, NASA launched its first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into orbit.

More than half a century later, the Apollo 13 mission continues to fascinate audiences.

NASA on Monday introduced the astronauts who will travel around the moon.

NASA named three Americans and one Canadian to the Artemis II crew during a ceremony in Houston Monday.

NASA says battery issues with their Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere spacecraft, known as AIM, have led to the agency ending operational support for the craft’s mission. NASA said AIM was originally slated to operate for two years. It completed its primary mission in 2009 and has been in extended operations status since that time.

The comet is the expected to make its closest pass of Earth sometime between Feb. 1 and 2, possibly even sooner sometime at the end of January.

WATCH NASA’S LIVE COVERAGE OF ORION’S RETURN TO EARTH

When NASA launched the Artemis I mission early Wednesday morning, it was something people had waited weeks, months, years, and even decades to see happen. The flight is unmanned, but it marks a milestone in the work being done to return humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo missions.

Space Center Houston will unveil a new vision and brand identity during a press conference Tuesday.

The 10,000 square-foot immersive experience is the first of its kind, and it opens to the public this weekend!

The student-run shop has a hip vibe that perfectly fits the quality and originality of its menu and service.

In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

The University of Houston will have microchips that were created in one of their labs head to outer space during the Artemis 1 mission.

The goal of NASA’s Quesst mission is to expand supersonic flight and provide regulators with data to provide regulators with data to help change existing national and international aviation rules that ban commercial supersonic flight over land. Central to the mission is NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft, which is designed to produce a gentle thump instead of a sonic boom.

A recap on what happened on Houston Life, July 25, 2022. Today, we have a talented 10-year-old fiddler champion and a couple that found love on a reality series, The One that Got Away. Plus, Lauren Kelly shows a new way of creatively releasing stress and anger.

If you’re headed to Space Center Houston this weekend or visiting the Clear Lake area in general, make sure to stop by this particular McDonald’s location -- but not just for the Big Mac’s or the McFlurry’s.

If you’re headed to Space Center Houston this weekend or visiting the Clear Lake area in general, make sure to stop by this particular McDonald’s location -- but not just for the Big Mac’s or the McFlurry’s.

Who needs a time machine when you have the internet?

Growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Katya Echazarreta was encouraged to abandon her dreams of traveling to space.

Texas stargazers turned out to witness and capture the lunar event. Here’s what they saw.

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 crew left Earth on a Saturn V rocket. Fifty-two years later at 88-years-old, Apollo 13 astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, remembers those harrowing moments, describing them vividly in his newly released book, memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Axiom Space has successfully launched its first-ever Ax-1 (Axiom Mission 1) crew to orbit on Friday morning.

History will be made when four all-private astronauts make their way on the first all-private mission to the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 1.

Fifty years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Johnson Space Center is taking the lead in a major milestone – the opening of lunar sample from the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17.

Houston Newsmakers: Johnson Space Center Director embraces new role; ‘Artemis’ moon program nears starting line

Houston is the home to human spaceflight, and it is fitting that it would be the first place in the US to feature a one-of-a-kind, multi-sensory, interactive virtual reality experience exploring inside and outside the world’s orbiting space laboratory--the International Space Station.

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 and will crash it into the Pacific Ocean, CNN reports.

We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

The longest partial lunar eclipse of the year is happening early Friday, and people in all 50 states will be able to view it.

It may not be too long before many everyday people are able to make their way to space. As commercial spaceflight grows within American soil with companies like SpaceX creating milestones for space exploration, Space City is playing a major role in health research to help future missions.

SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism.

The ringed planet Saturn, already one of the solar system’s most dazzling sights, will shine bigger and brighter this month. On Monday, August 2, at around 1 a.m. the planet will reach alignment with the Earth and the sun in an event known as “opposition.” During this event, the sixth planet will reach its closest point to Earth and wil shine at its absolute brightest.

We’re lucky to get fleeting moments throughout the year when we can witness beautiful sights in the sky. Thanks to space experts, we’re fortunate enough to have a heads up as to when we’ll get the best view of them.

Those interested in the progress of space flight and space travel woke up Tuesday morning to watch Blue Origin's first human flight into space, so it's no surprise plenty of people were talking about it on social media too.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has opened a safety field office in Houston to increase its oversight of commercial space operations in Texas and New Mexico.

Venus and Mars will align in planetary conjunction, nearly overlapping each other in the night’s sky on Monday.

If you’ve missed any of the celestial events that have happened this year already -- the Pink Moon in April or the recent solar eclipse, to name a couple -- you’ve got one more chance to witness a rare supermoon this year, and it’s happening this week.

SpaceX had a successful Falcon 9′s launch of its GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Thursday.

Social media users on Twitter shared stunning images of the annular solar eclipse that occurred Thursday morning.

The “ring of fire” solar eclipse of 2021 was partially visible in certain parts of the world Thursday.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Airport System will break ground on the new Collins Aerospace Building at the Houston Spaceport Monday.

Animal spaceflights paved the way for the first human astronauts and today creatures big and small continue to space travel advancing our knowledge of how the zero-gravity environment impacts all beings and aiding research down on Earth.

There’s something exciting on the horizon: a supermoon, and it’s expected to be the largest moon we’ll see this year.

SpaceX is scheduled to attempt a test flight for Starship SN15 between noon and 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Space Center Houston is honoring the dedication of the Apollo 13 crew and the flight controllers in Mission Control at NASA Johnson Space Center who worked around the clock to ensure the crew’s survival and safe return.

On April 11, 1970, three astronauts and a team here on Earth dared to attempt what was expected to be the third moon landing. However, just shy of 56 hours into the mission, the crew experienced a problem that would turn into a full-fledged effort to get the crew back to Earth alive.

Everything is bigger in Texas – until you get to outer space.

First opened in the fall of 1989, the George Observatory has been closed since 2019. “We are so excited to welcome visitors back to the newly-remodeled George Observatory. While most are in remote areas, the George Observatory is uniquely placed within Brazos Bend State Park. The George Observatory will open to the public every Saturday at 3 p.m. The Gorge Observatory is located inside Brazos Bend State Park at 21901 FM 762 Rd.

HOUSTON – In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Her name is Sharon McDougle, a former suit tech for the space shuttle program who talked to Houston Life about her incredible story. Sharon McDougle and Dr. Mae Jemison (Sharon McDougle)McDougle was responsible for processing the orange launch and re-entry pressure suit assemblies worn by all NASA space shuttle astronauts, including Jemison. It was like they didn’t even see me,’” said McDougle, who worked with the Space Shuttle Program for 22 years. Sharon McDougle (Sharon McDougle)“Everybody is trainable, that’s one thing I preach.