In this theoretical scenario, there may not be enough propellant to actually slow down and enter a lunar orbit as originally intended. In which case, Orion could simply make a loop around the far ...

The agency's crewed Artemis 2 mission, which will launch to the moon as soon as 2024, will use a (SLS) rocket core stage that ...

Axiom Space, the Houston-based space services company selected by NASA to design, build and furnish the spacesuits for the ...

For Artemis 3, it is now expected that Orion will dock directly to the HLS spacecraft in either NRHO or another lunar/cislunar staging orbit.) Docking is not a favored option because it carries ...

An asteroid, large enough to wipe out an entire city, will cross between the Earth and Moon's orbit on March 25 ...

Credit: AP An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city is set to pass harmlessly between Earth and the moon's orbit this ...

The dark gra y coverings aside, I felt that this was the suit I needed to see—something discernibly 21st century and even a ...

The first Artemis mission, Artemis I, launched with no crew aboard in November, testing the Orion capsule that will carry astronauts to lunar orbit and back to Earth. The mission was a success ...

The Artemis-II mission is taking shape as all five major structures of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage have ...

Currently, Lockheed Martin is working on an Orion-based lander concept that ... there are living quarters that also have an engine to return to lunar orbit. Unlike other plans which involve ...

The Virtual Telescope Project will also show a livestream of the asteroid at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday (23:30 UTC). Observed ...