The core stage of NASA's next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket recently completed integration with the vehicle's side ...

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 ...

NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft has gone through a critical step in its preparation for launch. Three spacecraft adapter ...

NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four ...

“We’ve been trying to take advantage of when we’re not doing a hazardous operation in the MPPF and we have the hatch open ... and the Orion suit that the Artemis 2 crew would wear ...

Shireman, who leads the Orion ... least 21/2 years. “This administration was involved, highly involved,” he said. “For instance, President Trump actually signed the Artemis II hatch, his ...

The Artemis I Orion spacecraft ... The facility has been used for all Orion test flights to date, including Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) in 2014 and the Ascent Abort-2 test in 2019.

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 ...

On Monday, NASA had planned to attempt the first test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), a powerful megarocket that will launch the Orion spacecraft ... say the Artemis 2 mission, which ...

Lockheed Martin's Orion program manager, expressed his enthusiasm about the progress of the Artemis program."It's very exciting. We're almost to the finish line," Shireman said. WESH 2 got an ...