NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin rocket boosters for upcoming moon mission
March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket ...
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NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day
Once fully assembled, the Orion topped SLS will be rolled out to Launch Complex 39B for testing. The Artemis 2 mission is targeted for launch no earlier than April 2026. You can read and see more ...
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Engineers install Orion solar array wings for Artemis II
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 ...
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NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
That happened in 2022 on the Artemis I mission when an uncrewed Orion spacecraft traveled to the moon. For now, NASA is sticking with the pricey SLS as the rocket for its next two Artemis missions ...
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NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
NASA's Artemis 2 crew is seeking an original idea for their zero-g indicator (ZGI), a stuffed toy or doll that will be suspended from a tether in their Orion spacecraft to signal when they enter ...
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NASA, partners push to speed up launch of Artemis II
“Every day we are pushing, and not only days, we’re pushing hours and minutes,” said Lockheed Martin’s Kirk Shireman, head of its Orion spacecraft program, at an Artemis media event Friday.
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NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission
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 ...