NASA and Lockheed Martin marked the handover of the Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 May 1. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin formally delivered to NASA May 1 the Orion spacecraft for ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget looks to end the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway space station central to NASA’s existing Artemis program — but only after ...

The budget would cancel the Lunar Gateway that NASA has started developing and end the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft after two more flights, Artemis II and Artemis III.

The release of NASA's latest budget reveals the Orion spacecraft and Lunar Gateway space station are getting the chop. The US$18.8-billion total figure decreases spending by $6 billion ...

It will soon be three years since the first, uncrewed mission of the Artemis Moon exploration program successfully concluded, and it kind of seems we're not even close yet to getting the second ...

“The Budget phases out the grossly expensive and delayed Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule after three flights,” the budget document states. “The Budget funds a program to ...

WE’RE ABOUT A YEAR AWAY FROM THE FIRST CREWED MISSION TO THE MOON IN DECADES, AND TODAY NASA IS ASKING FOR HELP PUTTING A FIFTH MEMBER ON BOARD THE ORION CAPSULE A MASCOT, IF YOU WILL.

The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) is responsible for carrying the Orion spacecraft and crew the rest of the way into orbit around the Earth, and then sending them on their way to the moon.

NASA says the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule of the Artemis Program will be retired after a launch scheduled for 2027, paving the way for more cost-effective commercial systems.