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 ...

Axiom Space, the Houston-based space services company selected by NASA to design, build and furnish the spacesuits for the ...

"On April the third, we will announce the crew for the first mission back to the moon in over a half century," NASA ...

For Artemis 3, it is now expected that Orion will dock directly to the HLS spacecraft in either NRHO or another lunar/cislunar staging orbit.) Docking is not a favored option because it carries ...

NASA leaders provided insight into the results of the agency's Artemis I mission and discussed progress toward Artemis II ...

Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022 and then returned on Dec. 11, 2022. Uncrewed, it tested the Orion spacecraft and ...

SEE ALSO: NASA is back in the moon business ... flight were getting the spacecraft to orbit and recovering it. But another major purpose was to see how Orion's heat shield stood up to the ...

In a teleconference on Tuesday (March 7), NASA leadership discussed Orion's performance on the historic Artemis 1 mission that saw the spacecraft orbit the moon before returning to Earth after 25 ...