To evaluate the spacecraft's manual handling qualities, the crew will pilot Orion to approach and back away from the detached upper stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Crew members ...

to its Florida launch site for integration with the rest of the hardware for NASA’s Orion spacecraft. When fully assembled and tested, Orion will be launched on the Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1 ...

The Orion spacecraft that will fly to the Moon on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission was lifted atop its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on October 20, completing major assembly of the full vehicle stack.

NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft has gone through a critical step in its preparation for launch. Three spacecraft adapter ...

The highly anticipated mission will last about 10 days and will be the first crewed test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the Orion spacecraft. The Artemis II mission will mark ...

Things aren’t looking good for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS ... agency is exploring the possibility of sending their Orion spacecraft to the Moon with a commercial launcher.

ditching the costly Space Launch System rocket, which is not reusable, and pitching the Orion capsule as a candidate for Mars travel in addition to its moon duties. All of this and more may be ...

In about two weeks, they will be joined by the Space Launch System Core Stage rocket. NASA’s Orion program manager Howard Hu said that the Orion will be the first space capsule in 50 years that ...

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 ...