On December 17, NASA announced a delay of the launch of the Artemis 1 mission until no earlier than March 2022. Artemis 1 will be the first launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS ...
The landmark 2022 moon mission was a success, but questions remain about how Orion's heat shield performed. Earlier this year, NASA announced it had delayed until September 2025 the crewed Artemis ...
The first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar test flight is returning to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in ...
Technicians inspect the heat shield on the Orion capsule after Artemis 1. The heat shield lost most charred material than ...
The report says NASA found over 100 areas on Orion's heat shield — where thermal material protects the spacecraft from the heat of reentry — had worn away "differently than expected" during the ...
A spacecraft that visited the moon is being tested now to help astronauts on the next lunar mission. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 1, which circled the moon with mannequins and science ...
A new report highlights safety issues that NASA must address before using the spacecraft to send astronauts to the moon, and ...
Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a ...
The first crewed mission for Boeing's Starliner will transport two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
Earlier this year, NASA announced it had delayed until September 2025 the crewed Artemis 2 swingby of the moon, a practice ...
Earlier this year, NASA announced it had delayed until September 2025 the crewed Artemis 2 swingby of the moon, a practice run to prepare for 2026's Artemis 3 mission, which will land astronauts ...