NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first crewed flight around the moon. Here's how astronauts will fly it.

Watch as the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft travels to the moon in this epic time-lapse from flight day 1. Credit: NASA | mash ...

On NASA's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency's Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the controls of the Orion spacecraft and periodically fly it manually during the ...

NASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off from Earth just a few short weeks ago, and since then, the Orion capsule has captured a breathtaking view of Earth and even completed its lunar flyby.

It's meant as a test: Astronauts on the ISS will test the toilet out before NASA installs an upgraded version on its Orion spaceship, which is slated to fly a crew to the moon as early as 2023.

The NASA Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 uncrewed lunar orbit mission is being prepared for a crucial test series at Plum Brook Station in Ohio. Prime contractor Lockheed Martin has ...

“We perform something called the TIC, which is the Transportation and Integrity Check,” Laura Poliah, Orion Lead Test Engineer for NASA, said in November 5 interviews on the floor of the O&C ...

Photo: NASA/Associated Press NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a close approach to the moon Monday, about 81 miles above the surface, as it maneuvered to enter a lunar orbit.

The Artemis 2 astronauts inspect their Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA Since the recent presidential election, there’s been a flurry of speculation about the future of NASA’s Moon to Mars plans ...

as a moon lander that would ferry them from the Orion spacecraft — which launches atop SLS — down to the lunar surface. SpaceX’s deals with NASA, however, are fixed-price, meaning the ...