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 ...

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 ...

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

After checking out the performance of Orion in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will fly into what is known as a "free return trajectory" around the Moon, which will bring them as close as 7,500 km ...

The dark gra y coverings aside, I felt that this was the suit I needed to see—something discernibly 21st century and even a ...

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 ...

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

Britain is pinning its hopes on nuclear power becoming the energy source that will fuel the next phase of human exploration ...