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.

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 ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around ...

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 ...