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.
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.
NASA Artemis I Splashdown Highlights From NASA’s Artemis I …
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 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’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 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.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches record-breaking distance from ... - CNN
Nov 29, 2022 · The Orion spacecraft, which is at the core of NASA’s historic Artemis I mission, reached its farthest distance from Earth Monday afternoon, shattering the record for the maximum distance a...
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...
Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record - BBC
Nov 28, 2022 · The US space agency's Orion capsule has reached a key milestone on its demonstration mission around the Moon. On Monday, it moved some 430,000km (270,000 miles) beyond the Earth - the furthest...