Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Undergoes Testing - NASA
1 day ago · Teams with NASA and Lockheed Martin prepare to conduct testing on NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in the altitude chamber inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams lifted NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II test flight out of the Final Assembly ...
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates | Space
Oct 29, 2024 · The Orion capsules for the Artemis 2, Artemis 3 and Artemis 4 moon missions are coming together at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida under stewardship of contractor Lockheed Martin.
NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of 2024 moon …
Nov 8, 2023 · The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2, expected to circle the moon with four astronauts on board in 2024, successfully passed its first power-on test on Monday (Nov. 6).
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for blazing return to Earth
Dec 8, 2022 · NASA needs to get Orion home safely to keep on track with its Artemis programme, which aims to eventually return humans to the Moon’s surface.
Highlights and Video From NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission ...
Dec 11, 2022 · The moon landing is planned for the third Artemis mission, in which the Space Launch System and Orion will ferry four astronauts to a large looping orbit around the moon.
Artemis I - NASA
The primary goals for Artemis I are to demonstrate Orion’s systems in a spaceflight environment and ensure a safe re-entry, descent, splashdown, and recovery prior to the first flight with crew on Artemis II. Learn more.
Artemis 2 astronauts on seeing their Orion moonship for the ... - CBS News
Aug 8, 2023 · NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts this week got their first look at the Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next year. The astronauts said seeing the hardware firsthand — and...
Artemis 1’s Orion capsule returned safely to Earth. What’s next?
Dec 12, 2022 · NASA’s Orion passenger space capsule has passed a huge test, splashing down intact in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on December 11. The successful splashdown caps the complex and...
Communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln ... - MIT News
Nov 1, 2024 · For Artemis II, the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) will send high-resolution video and images of the lunar surface down to Earth — a stark contrast to the blurry, grainy footage from the Apollo program. ... More about MIT News at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This website is managed by the MIT News Office, part ...
Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Mar 1, 2024 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.