Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new inspector general report says NASA has no plan to rescue astronauts if they become stranded on or near the moon. The warning comes as the agency prepares for future Artemis missions.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts flew back to the moon for the first time in decades — but didn’t land. Here’s why.

As four astronauts make their fiery plunge through the atmosphere Friday evening, they'll rely on a heat shield with known design flaws.

Artemis II astronauts return Friday after first crewed moon flyby in 50 years, with NASA targeting an 8:07 p.m. Eastern splashdown.

NASA has determined that trapped gases inside the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield caused unexpected damage during the uncrewed Artemis I mission, and the agency now says it can fly astronauts safely on Artemis II by changing how the capsule re-enters Earth’s atmosphere.

"This time, the goal is to stay," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said.

The tracker, officially referred to as the "Artemis Real-time Orbit Website" — AROW — allows users to not only see where the Orion spacecraft is and how fast it's traveling, but to see in miles how far it is from both the Earth and the moon, according to NASA.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts will study the Moon using direct human observation, combining trained vision with cameras during their lunar flyby