NASA is studying the addition of an Orion rendezvous demonstration to the Artemis 2 test flight to reduce overall mission risks to the subsequent Artemis 3 lunar landing from first-time operations.

An illustration of a suited Artemis astronaut looking out of a Moon lander hatch across the lunar ... passed with flying colors—and the Orion spacecraft is now on the way to the Moon.

On NASA’s Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the ...

"Based on the data, we have decided, unanimously, to move forward with the current Artemis 2/Orion capsule and heat shield with a modified entry trajectory...to lessen the heat coming back into ...

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous ...

In an audit released last week, the OIG said the mobile launcher 2 ... Orion space capsule to the moon in favor of the more powerful and roomier Exploration Upper Stage beginning with Artemis ...

Further study has shown that Orion's heat shield will be able to protect astronauts on the 10-day-long Artemis 2, she and others announced during the press conference; a new version doesn't need ...

Related: NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027 Artemis 2 will still use Orion, but with a different reentry trajectory to better manage the resulting heat ...

the first crewed test flight in NASA’s Artemis Moon and Mars exploration program, was postponed amid safety issues with the Orion capsule’s heat shield. “The safety of our astronauts is ...