The Orion Program has concluded its drop test series for the spacecraft’s parachute system, with a successful return to terra firma on Wednesday. The three chutes will allow Orion to conclude its mission with a gentle splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Ensuring the system was safe, including during the loss of a chute, has been the main goal of the test series that has been ongoing for around a decade.
SpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability.…
The Orion Program has successfully conducted another parachute drop test over the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving…
As the launch date for Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) closes in, the Orion team…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully achieved a contingency landing scenario on Wednesday, returning under just two…
With the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission now at the T-15 months stage, Orion…
NASA’s first Orion to head into space is continuing to be pieced together, with a…
After a somewhat unhappy childhood, that included an abrupt and costly cancellation, the Orion program…
Following on from their successful drop test of the Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) in…
The Orion Program is continuing to push forward at a lively pace, as the first…
This year is already marking a significant ramp up in achievements for the Orion Program,…
The Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) is on track for its drop test on February 29…
Orion teams are in the final stages of preparing for the first Generation II Parachute…
Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are making solid progress on…
Ares I-X has launched on the second attempt at 11:30am Eastern, and although the First…
Lockheed Martin have recommended a switch of a 8Mbs Phased array on its Communications and…
The Jumbo Drop Test Vehicle is in final preparations for a February 26 drop, as…
The Ares V core stage team is currently evaluating a configuration change to the location…
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) engineers are close to completing a two month-long series of…
Ares project manager Steve Cook believes there is a “clear gap in support for NASA”…
