A launch escape system can also protect the crew against a failure during the early stages of ascent. Like Soyuz, as well as the US Mercury, Apollo and Orion spacecraft and China’s Shenzhou ...

Following the successful July Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA’s Orion crewed spacecraft, the space agency is reviewing the data collected with its contractors.

NASA's investigation into damage found on the heatshield of the Artemis Mission's Orion module two years ago ... Accordingly, it announced new target launch dates for its Artemis II crewed test ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully launched early Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The liftoff had been postponed Thursday due to issues with the launch rocket ...

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, and if ...

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule are both “coming together,” according to NASA. NASA offered a rough timeline of when it expects to actually see the two spacecraft head ...

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