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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (NASA) – Technicians with NASA and Lockheed Martin fitted three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels onto the service module of the agency’s Orion’s spacecraft. The ...