But the backbone of the Artemis program relies on a brand new, state-of-the-art spacecraft called Orion. Currently being built and tested, Orion—like Crew Dragon and Starliner—is a space ...

On Monday, NASA had planned to attempt the first test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), a powerful megarocket that will launch the Orion spacecraft. This is the Artemis I mission ...

A model of the Orion capsule on display at the NASA exhibit during the 35th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 9, 2019. Credit: JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images ...

NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.

NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry ...

But Jason Hutt, the Orion spaceship's engineering lead, said there's still one kink with the UWMS: It's too stinky. "If you want to recreate that used spacecraft ... float in space forever On ...

EM-2 will be a test flight for Orion and will see the spacecraft and a crew of four launch on a Space Launch System (SLS) booster. After launch, Orion and crew will first make a high Earth orbit ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — On Friday, NASA unveiled the massive Artemis II rocket that will be used to return humans to the moon in an orbital mission that will last 10 days as the program manager ...

The Orion spacecraft for Artemis II has been equipped with four solar array wings by ESA and Airbus. These arrays, each with 15,000 solar cells and nearly 23 feet long, will provide electrical ...

TWO BIG STORIES SURROUNDING SPACE THIS AFTERNOON ... THE NEIL ARMSTRONG OPERATIONS AND CHECKOUT BUILDING TO SEE THE ORION CAPSULE UP CLOSE. THE BLACK PANELS THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE ARE THE ...