The Mercury program's name, chosen by Abe Silverstein in 1958, was inspired by the Roman messenger god, aligning with a pre-existing tradition of using Greco-Roman mythological names for space ...

Humans haven't been to the moon in decades, but NASA's Artemis II mission is about to change that, and perhaps even sooner ...

NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon, laying the groundwork for deeper lunar exploration and possible colonization. Named after the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, ...