Orion Test Launch

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  NASA and DoD Simulate Critical Abort Scenarios to Secure Artemis II Moon Mission

  NASA and the U.S. Department of Defence carried out joint emergency rescue simulations for Artemis II, rehearsing astronaut recovery during launch abort scenarios. Conducted off Florida’s coast, the drills involved the Orion test capsule, mannequins, and military rescue teams. These exercises enhance preparedness to safely return crew members dur...

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  Artemis II Orion Service Module Secured for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

  NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft is a step closer to its mission around the Moon. Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairings have been installed on its service module at Kennedy Space Center. These panels will protect the solar arrays from heat, wind, and acoustic forces during launch. Once in space, they will detach, allowing the arrays to dep...

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  NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024

  NASA on Monday unveiled the crew for Artemis II, the first human mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The US space agency is set to send the first woman and Black man along with two other astronauts to fly around the Moon. This will be the closest humans have been to the Moon since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.

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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 Artemis I Moon Rocket Endures Hurricane-Force Winds Ahead of Launch, Minor Damage Detected

  NASA's Artemis I Moon rocket endured fierce winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Nicole on Thursday, days ahead of the expected launch of the spacecraft. Sustained winds of 136.8kmph tested the design limits of the 32-story-tall rocket and posing added risks to a spacecraft already beset by technical glitches. The Artemis I Moon rocket sustained mi...

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  Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Launch May Not Be Possible This Month, NASA Says

  NASA on Saturday stated that its next Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft launch may not take place this month. While the current launch window ends on September 6, the next possible launch window is September 19 to October 4. If NASA is unable to make a third attempt at launching the rocket by then, the next window will be October 17 to October 31.

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  NASA Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Launch: NASA's Historic Lunar Mission Explained in 10 Points

  NASA will launch its Artemis ! rocket today, marking the agency's first step towards returning humans to the Moon's surface. The US space agency's lunar mission involves sending its Orion spacecraft along with satellites in order to perform testing on conditions in space, before NASA sends astronauts to the Moon. Here's everything you need to know ...

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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...

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  NASA Encounters Problem During Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal, Delays Test

  NASA has yet again delayed the final major test of its Space Launch System (SLS), which will be used to carry humans to the Moon, initially, and then to Mars and beyond. NASA's wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight had begun on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center and was due to complete by Sunday.

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  NASA's Massive Moon Rocket Set for Public Debut in Rollout to Florida Launch Pad

  NASA's next-generation moon rocket is all set to make a highly anticipated public debut — a slow-motion journey from an assembly plant to its launch pad in Florida for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon the spacecraft can fly.

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  NASA Successfully Tests Orion Launch-Abort System for Moon-Mission Capsule

  NASA carried out a successful test Tuesday of a launch abort system for a capsule designed to take US astronauts to the moon.