The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat ...

The Orion spacecraft built for the Artemis 1 mission at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Ohio after completing environmental testing there. Credit: NASA/Marvin Smith WASHINGTON — The Orion spacecraft that ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft is nearing the end of its testing campaign NASA will host two events this week for the Orion spacecraft Orion's first mission is an unmanned test flight around the Moon NASA is ...

NASA is preparing for next-generation deep space travel with its ultra-advanced Orion spacecraft, which is presumably the safest human-rated spacecraft ever made to date. The spacecraft has been ...

Riding aboard NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, the Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 lunar orbit mission returned home to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on March 25 after four months ...

NASA has started testing the Orion spacecraft that will take four astronauts on a voyage around the moon as part of the Artemis II mission currently scheduled for 2025. The space agency shared a video ...

Orion Ground Test Article (GTA) readied for pressure testing at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: NASA Ken Kremer: The crucial pressure testing phase for NASA’s pioneer ...

The spacecraft is in an altitude chamber that can test how it will perform in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's next ...

NASA has successfully completed the latest series of tests for its next-generation Orion Spacecraft, currently housed at the Kennedy Space Center. The latest trials focused on vibration-testing the ...

The first full joint testing between NASA and the U.S. Navy of Orion recovery procedures off the coast of California was suspended after the team experienced issues with handling lines securing a test ...

The first Orion crew module has begun testing at Lockheed Martin's Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) in Denver, Colorado. This 41,000 square foot research facility will test the ability of ...