Work has been progressing steadily on all three main parts of Orion – the service module, the crew module and the launch abort system – and this month the service module joined the launch abort system ...

The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on ...

ESA is negotiating contracts for new European Service Modules for NASA's Orion crew-transport vehicle, as a contribution to the Gateway and Artemis programs. Credit: Airbus PARIS—The European-built ...

Designed to carry astronauts farther into space than ever before, NASA’s next-generation Orion space capsule is one step closer to its first mission around the Moon. One key component of Orion is ...

The Orion capsule's heat shield had issues during the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. Here are the steps NASA has taken to prevent them from recurring on Artemis 2.

NASA has put a key component of its Orion deep-space probe through its paces, conducting a static firing of the spacecraft's service module's main engine at the space agency's White Sands Test ...

The power plant that will propel NASA’s first Orion crew capsule around the moon is on its way across the pond from Europe to Kennedy Space Center. At Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany, on Friday, ...

Deal for European Space Agency to build service module for Orion was signed last month Full spacecraft will be assembled at Kennedy Space Center Europe%27s involvement won%27t affect value of Lockheed ...

MICHOUD, La.—Look at NASA’s high-profile Orion spacecraft, and you may get a funny feeling of familiarity. While the modern crew vehicle recently made its big screen debut in the Oscar-nominated The ...