Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Mar 1, 2024 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.
Orion News - NASA
Dec 22, 2023 · Orion News - NASA. Stay up-to-date with the latest content from Orion as we return humans to the Moon. Artemis II Astronauts Put Orion’s Side Hatch to the Test. 2 min read. Artemis II crew members recently traveled to Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, where they practiced opening and closing an… Image Article.
NASA finds, but does not disclose, root cause of Orion heat shield ...
Oct 29, 2024 · NASA has determined why the Orion heat shield lost more material than expected on Artemis 1 but won’t disclose details until after it completes more tests.
Orion – Follow the Progress of NASA's New Spacecraft for Human …
Continuing Orion Progress. NASA is working with ESA and its contractor Airbus to provide the Orion service module for Exploration Mission-1. NASA’s Orion Program continues to mark progress at facilities around the country toward the next flight of the spacecraft.
Highlights and Video From NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission ...
Dec 11, 2022 · NASA’s Orion capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean, concluding a successful test flight to the moon with no crew aboard. Suspended under parachutes, an astronaut capsule without astronauts made a...
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for blazing return to Earth
Update 09 December 2022. NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for blazing return to Earth. After a final buzz by the Moon, the Artemis I mission faces its biggest challenge: coming home. By....
NASA’s Orion Moon capsule splashes down! Here’s what’s next
Dec 12, 2022 · NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down safely off the coast of Mexico on 11 December, bringing a close to the first test flight of a new spaceship designed to carry people back to the Moon....
NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of 2024 moon …
Nov 8, 2023 · The Orion for Artemis 2, humanity's first lunar mission in 50 years, powered on successfully on Nov. 6. It will carry four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2024.
Communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln ... - MIT News
Nov 1, 2024 · A communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory is preparing for an historic moon flyby aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The terminal will beam data over laser links during the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
Data reveals how the Artemis I mission fared against space …
Sep 19, 2024 · CNN — As Artemis II — NASA’s mission that will send four astronauts to circumnavigate the moon as soon as next year — draws closer, a new study is revealing how well its Orion spacecraft will...