Once the troublesome element of the Constellation (now Artemis) Program, three Orion spacecraft are in various stages of preparation for flight, two of which now already reside at their Kennedy Space Center launch site.
With the Artemis 3 Orion – set to depart Earth with the crew that will step foot on the surface of the Moon – now being constructed at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), Orion’s multi-billion dollar journey to transporting humans into deep space is back on track.
The Orion Program has concluded its drop test series for the spacecraft’s parachute system, with…
The long-awaited return of American astronauts launching on US spacecraft, a capability last seen when…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has passed a critical milestone via the Key Decision Point -C (KDP-C)…
The Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) Orion is now being welded together at the Michoud Assembly…
The Orion Program has successfully conducted another parachute drop test over the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving…
NASA officials have admitted the interim Upper Stage for the Space Launch System is at…
Testing of Orion’s Service Module will be conducted at NASA Glenn’s Plum Brook Station this…
The historic “first weld” of the Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) Orion is set to take…
Two robotic missions, aimed at gaining further understanding into the threat of asteroids, passed major…
A Soyuz FG rocket launched the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome ahead of…
The Space Launch System (SLS) management have set the milestones and dates for the upcoming…
One of the final upgrades to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B will begin in earnest,…
Following the 20,000+ mph return of the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) Orion last week,…
The proposed mission to send two astronauts to a captured asteroid near the Moon won’t occur until…
Space Launch System (SLS) managers are continuing to look at potential – and as yet…
As NASA closes in on the next major milestone of its Commercial Crew Program (CCP),…
The long-awaited debut flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has been scheduled for a morning launch…
Europe’s ATV-5 cargo ship has set sail on a 14 day journey to the International…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is one step closer from allowing a human crew to fly…
