Watch NASA’s Moon Capsule Violently Break Apart During Abort Test
NASA put its Orion spacecraft to the test ahead of its planned journey to the Moon. The space agency simulated the extreme ...
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of ...
Orion’s Fiery Return Sparks Urgent Heat Shield Overhaul at NASA
The Orion capsule concluded its 25-day Artemis I mission in 2022 with a landing in the Pacific, revealing significant heat ...
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NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew
NASA's investigation into damage found on the heatshield of the Artemis Mission's Orion module two years ago has ... to protect Orion and its future crew from re-entry temperatures of nearly ...
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NASA confirms cracked heatshield in Orion test won't kill the astronauts going to the Moon
Despite these cracks, NASA reports that while there wasn't a crew aboard the Artemis I mission, had there been, they would have been completely safe within the module as temperatures inside Orion ...
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NASA Delays Flagship Crewed Moon Mission To April 2026 — What You Need To Know
After launching from pad 39B at KSC, Orion will orbit Earth twice before moving into a highly elliptical orbit. About 24 hours later, the crew will ... a habitat module to NASA’s Lunar Gateway ...
Watch NASA’s SLS rocket take one small step toward the Artemis II moon mission
Though it isn't expected to launch until 2026 at the earliest, NASA is quietly preparing its SLS rocket for the Artemis II ...
Meeting new deadline and administration: NASA Artemis II crew shows SLS rocket progress
As a new administration looms, NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket is ready for stacking inside the VAB. The goal is a 2026 ...
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Carlos Garcia-Galan Named NASA Gateway Program Deputy Manager
Carlos Garcia-Galan, a 27-year veteran of the space industry, has been appointed deputy manager for the Gateway program at ...