Orion Spacecraft

NASA successful tests propulsion engines of Orion spacecraft to be used in Artemis

The test lasted for 12 minutes and the system never left the ground during the simulation.

NASA's Orion spacecraft aces parachute test for missions to the Moon and beyond

Also tested were different aerodynamic conditions that astronauts may face in deep space missions.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket expected to carry the Orion spacecraft could be delayed till 2020, says new report

The first launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will carry the new Orion spacecraft, could be delayed until 2020

NASA drops idea of putting humans on first flight of new rocket

The effort confirmed that the baseline plan to fly EM-1 without crew is still the best approach to enable humans to move sustainably beyond low Earth orbit.

Most powerful rocket by NASA set for journey to Mars

Inching closer to send world's most powerful rocket to Mars, US space agency NASA on Tuesday successfully fire-tested a booster for the Space Launch System (SLS) at Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah.

NASA's Orion spacecraft hits high point of 3,600 miles above Earth

NASA's new Orion spacecraft has hit its intended high point of 3,600 miles above Earth, the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has traveled in four decades.

Man's mission to Mars: All you need to know about Nasa's Orion spacecraft

The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever before, is poised to blast off on Thursday in what Nasa hailed as a first step in mankind's journey to Mars.

NASA's manned spacecraft Orion ready for fueling, to lift off in December