In this theoretical scenario, there may not be enough propellant to actually slow down and enter a lunar orbit as originally intended. In which case, Orion could simply make a loop around the far ...

The SLS rocket passed its first test, NASA's Artemis I mission around the moon and back, with flying colors. Now it's ready ...

The SLS will use mainly tried-and-true NASA hardware — some of it actually left over from the Apollo era of the 1960s and 70s ...

sending the uncrewed Orion on a shakeout cruise to lunar orbit. The mission, the first of NASA's Artemis program of moon exploration, wrapped up when Orion splashed down off the coast of Baja ...

NASA's Space Launch System megarocket aced its first-ever liftoff late last year and appears ready to take the next big step ...

10 strange things NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft took to the moon ... carrying an assortment of intriguing cargo into lunar orbit. From plushies to 'torsos' we take a look at the strangest ...

In contrast, there is nothing at all in lunar orbit: nothing to use ... It’s to give its Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule programs something to do. The utility of such activity ...

February's Full Snow Moon rises on Sunday (Feb. 5) and will be the smallest full moon of the year due to the current position ...

Orbiting at 250 miles above the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) has been integral to a bucket load of research over the past 25 years. Surrounded by a dizzying number of controls and ...

After another boost from the SLS's interim cryogenic propulsion stage while in orbit, the Orion capsule will be set on course to the Moon. The flight from Earth orbit to the Moon will take several ...