International collaboration is critical for NASA’s multibillion-dollar Artemis campaign to ultimately send a crewed mission to Mars. A new audit finds that several factors could be hindering the agency’s partnerships. International partners are key to keeping the Artemis program affordable and sustainable long-term, Kevin Fagedes, assistant director in the NASA Office of Inspector General, said. […]

Right now, the Orion space craft is on a 26-day journey. It will travel more than a million miles and orbit the moon before returning to Earth Dec. 11. One goal of the Artemis 1 mission is to create a blueprint for humans to do science and exploration throughout the solar system, NASA deputy administrator […]