NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)
Issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield on Artemis 1 have delayed the next mission, Artemis 2. So what happened?
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Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
NASA shared a slow motion video of the forward bay cover jettison test, which was completed on Nov. 23. The test demonstrated ...
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NASA Won’t Be Sending Astronauts To The Moon Next Year Or Even The Year After. Here’s Why They’ve Cancelled Their Plans.
And given he’s even planning to land on Mars in the not too distant future, it’s easy to start wondering if national space ...
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NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?
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 ...
Watch NASA’s Moon Capsule Violently Break Apart During Abort Test
NASA put its Orion spacecraft to the test ahead of its planned journey to the Moon. The space agency simulated the extreme ...
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NASA's Artemis Program
January 3, 2025. Basic information about the Artemis program's Space Launch System and Orion capsule. More for You ...
Photos: NASA's Orion spacecraft undergoes extreme condition testing in Ohio
NASA is relying on the next-generation Orion spacecraft for its Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon and ...
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NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Delayed Once Again
After investigating how the @NASA_Orion spacecraft’s heat shield fared during the Artemis I mission to the Moon, we are confidently preparing for Artemis II with the heat shield already attached ...
10 mesmerising images of Nebulae captured by NASA
The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...
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Relive Orion’s historic homecoming exactly two years ago
NASA’s Artemis I Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean It was two years ago on December 11 when NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico’s Baja California ...
NASA’s Return to the Moon: Well, There’s Good News and Bad News
NASA addressed doubts about the Artemis program and Orion's heat shield at a press conference held earlier today, sharing mixed updates about the lunar program.
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NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?
NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.