If Orion successfully returns to Earth, NASA will be able to proceed with a lunar flyby with a crew of four for the second Artemis mission in 2024. A third mission will put astronauts on the moon ...

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin originally intended for Orion's heat shield to be monolithic, or installed as a single unit, as it was for the Apollo command module that went to the Moon in the late ...

NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.

“While there was no evidence of impact with the crew module, the quantity and size of the debris could have caused enough structural damage to cause one of Orion’s parachutes to fail,” the ...

“While there was no evidence of impact with the crew module, the quantity and size of the debris could have caused enough structural damage to cause one of Orion’s parachutes to fail,” the ...

The inspector general's report May 1 included new images of Orion's heat shield. Credit: NASA Inspector General Now, another team will examine the results of NASA's investigation.

Here’s where the mission is at: NASA is currently assembling the Orion crew module, which the Artemis II astronauts got a first in-person look at this week. Once it’s assembled, Orion will ...

Howard Hu, manager of NASA's Orion Program, lauded the crew module's performance during the test flight, noting that NASA was able to accomplish 161 overall test objectives planned for the mission ...

Members of NASA’s Orion crew recovery team arrive to rescue an “astronaut” during training for the Artemis II mission at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Launch Complex 39, Monday, February 6, 2023.

For the Artemis I mission, NASA's Orion spacecraft was decked out with 12 folding and adjustable solar panels, built by ESA. Here's why they're unique.

NASA's Orion spacecraft has made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, marking the successful completion of the Artemis I flight test mission. The vehicle touched the ocean's surface west of ...