The heat shield of Orion, returned by Artemis I, was battered and bruised over 100 times, and NASA intends to put four people ...
The Artemis II crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency ...
As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.
NASA plans to send 4 astronauts into space to orbit the moon. But there are some concerns about the integrity of the heat ...
The heat shield issue notwithstanding, NASA reported steady progress toward the anticipated crewed launch of Artemis 2 in November 2024. Reading time 3 minutes Orion set several records during the ...
Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to the ...
Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...
Less than a year after announcing major delays for the next two Artemis moon missions, NASA managers said Thursday the projected flight dates are slipping once again, with the first piloted voyage ...
The Orion crew module for NASA’s Artemis II mission. NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA is intending to use its new Orion capsule to send astronauts to the moon under its Artemis program, but a new report finds ...