Nasa Orion Flight

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  Artemis II Crew Members Reveal Name Of Orion Spacecraft For Moon Mission

  The name aligns with shared values of NASA, highlighting the importance of trust and teamwork.

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  Artemis 2 Orion Capsule Named “Integrity” for Upcoming Moon Flyby

  On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA’s Artemis 2 crew announced their Orion spacecraft will be called Integrity. The name symbolizes trust and respect as four astronauts prepare for a 10-day flight around the Moon, the first crewed lunar mission in over five decades.

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  NASA Targets February 2026 Window for Historic Artemis 2 Moon Mission

  NASA plans its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years with Artemis 2, possibly launching Feb. 5, 2026. The 10-day flight will carry four astronauts around the Moon to validate deep-space systems and prepare for a lunar landing on Artemis 3.

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  NASA’s Orion Control Room Prepares for Artemis II Lunar Mission

  NASA is preparing for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo, with a new control hub at Johnson Space Center. The Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) will support flight controllers by monitoring Orion’s systems in real time during the 10-day mission. Staffed 24/7, the MER will compare telemetry with expected performance, t...

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  NASA Sets Up Orion Mission Evaluation Room to Safeguard Artemis II Astronauts

  NASA has unveiled the Orion Mission Evaluation Room at Johnson Space Center to support Artemis II. Staffed by engineers from NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, and Airbus, the facility will provide round-the-clock oversight of Orion’s performance as it carries astronauts around the Moon. The new center ensures real-time monitoring, rapid problem-solving...

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  NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Historic Crewed Moon Mission with Safety Systems Installed

  NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft has taken another major step toward launch. After being fueled, it was moved to the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Centre, where engineers are integrating a 44-foot-tall escape system to protect astronauts during liftoff. The mission will see four astronauts, including one from Canada, fly around ...

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  NASA's SLS Block 1B Brings Enhanced Payload Capacity for Artemis IV

  NASA’s Artemis IV mission will deploy the SLS Block 1B, featuring an upgraded upper stage and an adaptive payload adapter designed using structured light scanning. Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center have tested the adapter to handle three times the expected load. The structured light technique reduces manufacturing costs and allows rapid d...

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  NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Mission as Orion Capsule Returns to Earth Ahead of 2025 Lunar Landing

  NASA completed its Artemis I inaugural Moon mission on Sunday, as the Orion capsule returned to Earth. The US space agency is on track for the next Orion flight around the moon that is targeted for 2024 with four astronauts, followed by a two-person lunar landing by 2025 and, ultimately, a sustainable Moon base.

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  NASA's Orion Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit a Week After Artemis I Launch

  NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit," the US space agency said on its ...

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  NASA’s Artemis I on Its Trajectory to Moon After Launching Successfully in Third Attempt

  NASA's Artemis I was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back hours after blasting off from Florida on its debut flight, half a century after the final lunar mission of the Apollo era. The 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 1:47am EST (12:17pm IST), piercing the bl...

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  NASA's Artemis I Launch: Everything to Know So Far, How to Watch

  Artemis I will launch on August 29. The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to send an uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to Earth on a six-week test flight called Artemis I.

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  NASA Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Gets Green Light Ahead of Planned August 29 Launch

  Artemis I is being readied for launch on August 29, as NASA prepares the for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center. The US space agency is readying for the next generation of space travel, as it prepares to send humans to the Moon after its Apollo missions.

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  NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System Moon Rocket Rolls Out for Launch on August 29

  NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hour-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.

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  NASA Announces Potential August Launch Date for Artemis 1 Moon Mission Aboard SLS Rocket

  On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced on Wednesday that it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon mission, Artemis I. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as August 29.

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  NASA Plans to Conduct Artemis 1 SLS Launch's Final Wet Dress Rehearsal in June

  NASA, in a blog post, mentioned that its engineers have successfully addressed issues identified during previous rehearsal attempts of SLS. For the next wet dress rehearsal, the space agency is targeting June and the test will have to take place about 14 days after the rocket arrives at the pad. NASA officials said they are aiming for a launch wind...