SpaceX launched Starship Tuesday, May 27 on its first test flight since March. This time, the vehicle further than the ...

With the hatch to the station closed ... like NASA’s planned Orion spacecraft. “Obviously there is not sufficient volume [with Orion alone] for long-duration missions,” says Gold.

As the spacecraft falls back to Earth ... one final responsibility Douglas would have is opening the hatch once Orion splashes into the Pacific. “There are certain ways you can open the hatch.

(The Center Square) – Andre Douglas didn’t get picked to go to the moon, but he’ll still get a moment that’s out of this world. Next year, Douglas from NASA and fellow backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons ...

Once the crew splashes down, a group of Navy divers will approach Orion and ensure it is safe for the astronauts to exit the spacecraft. The divers will then open the spacecraft hatch and help the ...

Sunita Williams Homecoming Live Updates: Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after an unexpected stay at the International Space Station ... and the Orion Crew Capsule) and Phenolic ...

Ever wondered how to fly a spacecraft? Well, you’re in luck then, as NASA has just shared a video with lots of juicy details on how to fly the Orion spacecraft. Orion has already traveled around ...

NASA’s Orion space capsule is not a place you would describe ... aside from the center that slants up toward a hatch door, it's mostly less than 5 feet tall. Moving around it — in gravity ...

Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before NASA’s Orion space capsule is not a place ... center that slants up toward a hatch door, it's mostly less than ...