And Artemis 3, a crewed moon landing that had been targeted for late 2026, is now scheduled for mid-2027. The extra time is needed primarily to finish prepping the Orion capsule for its first-ever ...

NASA is studying the addition of an Orion rendezvous demonstration to the Artemis 2 test flight to reduce overall mission risks to the subsequent Artemis 3 lunar landing from first-time operations.

NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry ...

Big pieces for both Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 hit the road in recent weeks as the ... The service module on board is key for the Orion spacecraft that will carry Artemis astronauts: It "provides ...

This is the Artemis I mission, and if all had gone according to plan, the Orion would have begun its travel some 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon, returning to Earth in 42 days ...

The Orion spacecraft for Artemis II has been equipped with four solar array wings by ESA and Airbus. These arrays, each with 15,000 solar cells and nearly 23 feet long, will provide electrical ...

NASA and its partners are pressing to speed up the timeline for the Artemis II launch that will fly humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years as the program competes with Trump ...

NASA has given reporters a look at a spacecraft and a rocket to be used to orbit the Moon as part of the US-led international ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around ...