As part of the NASA mission Artemis I, the spaceship Orion was successfully launched into space on November 16th 2022 and is headed to orbit the Moon. It is equipped with two star sensors from the ...

Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft performance and will help guide deep-space human spaceflight. A recent paper ...

With the completion of its assembly and testing of the first Orion spacecraft set to fly astronauts to the moon, Lockheed Martin transferred possession of the Artemis 2 capsule to NASA's Exploration ...

NASA Tuesday successfully completed another parachute test of its Orion spacecraft high above the skies of the U.S. Yuma Army Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. The test examined the maximum ...

NASA’s Artemis I Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean It was two years ago on December 11 when NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico’s Baja California in a ...

The Artemis II astronauts will be eating meals aboard the Orion spacecraft for 10 days as they fly around the moon.

NASA is stripping Orion down for analysis, and longtime space policy architect and power broker Sen. Richard Shelby has stepped down from the Senate. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

If you're curious about what it takes to develop a new spaceship to take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit — to destinations such as an asteroid or Mars — you'll have a chance to find out this week.