The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its flight to the Moon started in early November with the arrival of the European Service Module (ESM) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. All of the major Orion hardware for Exploration Mission-1 is in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at KSC for the first time, where prime contractor Lockheed Martin will finish assembly.
Testing of the Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft resumed at the White…
Airbus Defence and Space is in the home stretch of work to ship the first…
The Orion European Service Module (ESM) Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) is in the opening phases…
NASA is continuing to work towards the historic maiden launch of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
While NASA pushes it Space Launch System (SLS) to make a mid-2020 debut, Orion also…
While final assembly continues on the Orion spacecraft that will make the program’s first solo…
The two modules that will fly NASA’s first solo Orion flight into lunar orbit and…
NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Air Force have resumed preparations for the Orion Ascent…
Just prior to expiration of U.S. federal government funding for NASA on December 21, the…
In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta” Critical Design Review (CDR) of the…
The processing teams within NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program are focusing their plans for…
At a recent media event, NASA’s Orion Program Manager provided a brief update on development…
As NASA continues to analyze and refine the profile for the Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) test…
A recent assessment of the completion date for the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core…
Top NASA human exploration administrators briefed the Human Exploration Operations (HEO) committee of the NASA…
NASA has released a Request For Information for a new engine the agency will use…
Preparations involving the Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) Orion are enjoying a relatively trouble-free processing flow…
China launched the second remote sensing satellite for Venezuela using a Long March-2D (Chang Zheng-2D)…
With all the structural test articles (STA) of the Orion spacecraft at prime contractor Lockheed…