At its closest approach to the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is projected to reach a peak velocity of approximately 8,280 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL—Seven years after Europe signed the contract to supply the service module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the system arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Nov. 6. Carried inside ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a further contract with Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft for the Artemis ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Quentin Schwinn An uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully traveled thousands of ...

People who have the right to step inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center are treated these days to an impressive sight: the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying on ...

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

"This event would be the maximum stress and highest load that any of the systems would see." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...