Marking a significant milestone in the Artemis 2 space mission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled its Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon, with Artemis 2 being th...
On November 28, 2022, Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles (432,210 km) away from our home planet. Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans. Credit: NASA After a comprehensive 11-month testing...
The Orion's descent was helped by eight parachutes. The spacecraft deployed two drogue parachutes at 22,000 feet (6,700 meters), slowing it from about 300 to 100 miles per hour (480 to 160 kph). The drogues were followed by three pilot chutes that were used to pull out the three re...
NASA hinted that the Orion spacecraft could be repurposed for their new directive. The agency followed up with a plan for the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle — one that was relatively close to the previous Orion spacecraft design
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft is on the second day of its journey heading toward the Moon as part of Artemis I, a planned 25.5-day flight test. At 6:32 a.m. EST, Orion performed a second outbound trajectory burn using the auxiliary thrusters on the European Service Module. Rather th...
NASA's Orion spacecraft will be launched in a few days from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on its mission to the Moon. The Airbus-built European Service Module (ESM) will power Orion to and from its lunar orbit as part of NASA’s Artemis missions.
Sylvie BarakWest Coast Online Reporter
Orion touchdown NASA The Orion spacecraft, plunges back to earth at 20,000 mph Dec. 4, 2014. The capsule emerged intact from its 3,600 mile fall and deployed three orange-and-white-striped parachutes to brake its speed to 20 mph. ...
After multiple delays pushed back the Orion spacecraft launch Thursday morning, NASA postponed the event, setting a new target window beginning at 7:05 a.m. EST Friday. Wind conditions and aboat in the danger zone caused the original launch time to be pushed back repeatedly. After two and ...
Testing the Orion Spacecraft But long before the Orion launched in November 2022 to inspire a new generation, it needed to be tested to make sure it was safe for those on board. This involved testing all the systems, rockets, equipment, splashdown parachutes and more, as well as the softwa...