The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is set up back at home in its final assembly cell at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida following its last major pre-launch development test. The lunar-rated spaceship spent just shy of four months at NASA’s Plum Brook Station facility in Ohio undergoing thermal vacuum and electromagnetic interference testing.
"Orion KSC"
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Riding aboard NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, the Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1…
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The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its…
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The processing teams within NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program are focusing their plans for…
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The crew compartment for NASA’s first crewed Orion spacecraft is headed to its launch site…
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One of the major milestones for Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) was completed on Monday with…
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The processing flow is heating up for the first Orion set to launch into space,…
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The Exploration Flight Test Orion (EFT-1) is into its first month of outfitting operations, aimed…
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Preparations for Orion’s first journey into space are accelerating, as flight controllers at the Johnson…
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A significant amount of refurbishment work is taking place at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC),…
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NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin have deleted the airbag landing system from the next Orion…
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Artemis
Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and Space Launch System core stage prime contractor Boeing are working to finish activating…
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Prime contractor Boeing rolled out the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on July…
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Artemis
NASA, Lockheed Martin working to resolve Artemis II Orion issues, deliver spacecraft around summer’s end
by Philip SlossNASA is working with Orion spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin to resolve a handful of…
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As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage…
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Artemis
Lockheed Martin, NASA lining up next Orion spacecraft for Artemis III and IV
by Philip SlossOrion prime contractor Lockheed Martin has the spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis III and IV lunar…
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Artemis
Lockheed Martin, NASA working around the clock to finish Artemis II Orion assembly and hold 2024 launch date
by Philip SlossThe Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is nearing final assembly and testing at…
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Artemis
Boeing expanding SLS Core Stage production to KSC to build Artemis inventory
by Philip SlossBoeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two…
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ArtemisInternational
Work on Orion capsules continue as Artemis I prepares to launch
by Joseph NavinWith the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion currently at Launch Complex-39B and ready for…
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ArtemisEuropeanInternational
Lockheed Martin powers up Artemis 2 Orion, updates status on other capsules
Lockheed Martin has completed the first-time power-up of the Orion capsule for the Artemis 2…