Amy Held

And Administrator Jared Isaacman says it won't end there.

NASA says the moon missions could help astronauts reach Mars as soon as the 2030s.

Amy Held, NPR News.

After years of delays and cost overruns, NASA's huge new moon rocket had its red carpet moment.

four-mile slow roll to its launch pad for testing and rehearsals.

Ahead of its real test, the Artemis II mission launch window opens next month to send four astronauts farther into space than any human has ever gone, some 46,000 miles away around the moon for a look at the far side.

Reid Wiseman is mission commander.

NASA's not aiming to get humans back onto the moon until Artemis 3 by 2028.

And Administrator Jared Isaacman says it won't end there.

NASA says the moon missions could help astronauts reach Mars as soon as the 2030s.

Amy Held, NPR News.

Dipping into savings, scouring for deals and resisting pricey purchases.

Just a few of the ways people are adjusting this holiday season, according to a new APNORC poll.

as more than half say it's harder to afford the gifts they want to give.

High schooler Emerson Gates says school festivities are pared down this year.

Americans' outlook is dim about the overall economy and jobs, but as NPR polling finds, by far the biggest financial factor straining Americans right now is prices.

up 2.7 percent from a year ago.

They're belt-tightening so they can still play Santa, even as 7 in 10 Americans say they're barely able to pay their bills.

We call it putting the phonica into Hanukkah.

Dipping into savings, scouring for deals, and resisting pricey purchases.