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 ...

While two names are cited repeatedly as top candidates for Artemis 2, a four-person moon mission, no official confirmation ...

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 ...

Stargazers can step outside on Friday evening to see the moon rise in the eastern sky to the left of the constellation Orion ... satellites into low Earth orbit on a reused Falcon 9 rocket ...

Orion carried several tons of assorted Science Stuff™ into orbit. Now, it’s time to unpack ... Unfortunately, tonight is a full moon, so the glare might interfere with skywatching.

E3 (ZTF) will this week reach its closest and brightest in the northern hemisphere's night sky. However, strong moonlight ...

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 ...

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 ...

Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit launched Starfield, the eighth commercial mission of their proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) ION Satellite Carrier (ION), and the ...

Space week kicked off in Tel Aviv. As indicated by the theme of “Earth and Space Becoming One,” the focus this year is on the ...

At the right time and location, Orion will perform a series of two engine burns to place the spacecraft in a lunar Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). From hundreds of potential orbits, NASA selected ...