Orion, the capsule that will carry the Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon and back, has been officially handed over to NASA. The agency took possession of Orion from the spacecraft's ...

Lockheed Martin handed off the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission that looks to fly four astronauts around the moon no later than April 2026.

NASA's Artemis I mission is nearly complete, and so far Orion's daring flight far beyond the Moon has gone about as well as the space agency could hope. However, to get a passing grade ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft flew to within 130 km of the Moon's surface on Monday morning after executing one of the most demanding maneuvers of its 25-day mission. Since launching on top of the Space ...

The performance of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has exceeded the agency’s expectations — and the Artemis I mission isn’t even over yet. After departing the Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop ...

We’re one step closer to the next moon walk. NASA’s Orion capsule returned to Earth Sunday afternoon, ending its 25-day test flight around the moon — 50 years to the day of the Apollo ...

Artist’s depiction of Orion traveling past the Moon, with an Earthrise in the background. Illustration: NASA NASA’s Space Launch System blasted off on Wednesday, sending the uncrewed Orion ...

With the completion of its assembly and testing of the first Orion spacecraft set to fly astronauts to the moon, Lockheed Martin transferred possession of the Artemis 2 capsule to NASA's ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft completed a powered flyby maneuver on the far side of the moon on Monday, bringing it just 81 miles above the surface at 7:57 a.m. ET ...

But despite the obvious geometric similarities, Orion is a very different spacecraft than Apollo, with a different, if overlapping mission. While Apollo aimed solely at the Moon, Nasa expects ...

DONATED BACK TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS. AH, SPLASHDOWN OF THE ORION SPACECRAFT EARLIER TODAY IN THE PACIFIC CLOSED THE BOOKS ON THE ARTEMIS 1 TEST MISSION. IT ALL WENT AS PLANNED. NASA OFFICIALS CALLING ...