Two years after the groundbreaking Artemis 1 mission, the space capsule that journeyed around the moon is back at NASA's Neil Armstrong test facility in Sandusky for rigorous testing. This capsule ...

The Orion spacecraft, which will carry four astronauts around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, recently reentered an altitude chamber at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion ...

Artemis delays raise questions about NASA's 2027 moon landing goal. Can the US maintain its lead in space exploration?

A tiny spot at first, it gradually grew to a round circle falling at a great speed from the fringes of space. It was NASA’s Orion capsule, which would soon end the 25-day Artemis I mission ...

If all goes according to plan, Artemis 3 will then target a crewed lunar landing. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip ...

The moon and Earth loom in the background of this image taken from an uncrewed Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission.

This mission, Artemis I ... shield is critical to a space exploration mission. To understand what exactly happened to Orion, let’s rewind the story. As the capsule reentered Earth’s atmosphere ...

The Orion capsule, shown here, and super-expensive Space Launch System rocket are produced under ... “Your question is are ...

A SpaceX rocket set to launch overnight will carry two lunar landers, one from Austin-based Firefly Aerospace and one from ...

and the move could have big ramifications for the agency's Artemis program and competition with China for leadership in space. The latest delays stem, in part, from an issue with the Orion crew ...

Orion's reentry followed a sharply angled trajectory, during which the capsule fell at ... heat shield is critical to a space exploration mission. A view of the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft as ...