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.
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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 NASA Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 lunar orbit mission is about…
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Lockheed Martin readying NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft for Plum Brook trip
by Philip SlossThe NASA Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 uncrewed lunar orbit mission is…
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NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, is finishing preparations for pre-flight testing of the…
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NASA Launch Services Program outlines the alternative launcher review for EM-1
by Philip SlossWith a mid-2020 Administration deadline for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) fast approaching, NASA tasked its Launch…
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The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its…
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Constructing the crewed Orion – EM-2 spacecraft deep into welding operations
by Philip SlossConstruction of the living and working area for the first crewed Orion spacecraft is well…
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With all the structural test articles (STA) of the Orion spacecraft at prime contractor Lockheed…
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One of the major milestones for Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) was completed on Monday with…
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NASA is nearly ready to begin testing of a core component of the Orion spacecraft.…
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The huge heat shield that will protect the first Orion’s return from space has been…
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The processing flow is heating up for the first Orion set to launch into space,…
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The first Orion set to launch into space is now looking more like an actual…
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STS-125’s Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – the dress rehearsal for next month’s launch –…