Orion

NASA’s Artemis programme will fly first woman to moon; agency tests identical version of Orion

The Artemis programme will explore as much of the moon's surface as possible and create sustainable missions to the Earth's satellite by 2028.

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 deep-space capsule Orion will have more than 100 parts made via 3D printers

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has been used for making prototypes across a range of different industries for many years.

Dive through the Orion Nebula with NASA's spectacular new visualisation

Lockheed Martin shares updates to its Mars Base Camp plan at the International Astronautical Congress

The Mars Base Camp will be built in a low gravity environment at the Deep Space Gateway, before making the hop to Mars.

US vice-president Mike Pence has his Donald Trump moment, NASA equipment gaffe goes viral

In a goof gone viral, Vice President Mike Pence touched something he should not have as he visited NASA headquarters, and his defence smacked of something his boss might do: blame somebody else

NASA's Orion spacecraft with launch abort system passes key safety test

NASA said its Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts to deep space destinations, did well in a key safety test.

NASA to introduce new astronaut candidates on 7 June

NASA is set to announce its new class of astronaut candidates from the Johnson Space Centre in Houston on Wednesday, the space agency reported.

Nasa scientists use Hubble data to investigate breakups in multiple star systems

The stars were hurtling through space in opposite directions instead of being in a stable orbit around the center of the galaxy.

Nasa to test AstroRad Radiation Shield designed for manned Mars missions

A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles is set for trials on a lunar mission ready for deployment on any manned mission to Mars.