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 ...

Artemis 2 follows on from the successful Artemis 1, which sent an uncrewed Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back late last ...

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

"On April the third, we will announce the crew for the first mission back to the moon in over a half century," NASA ...

The spacesuits worn by the first woman and next American astronaut to walk on the moon will be abandoned on a SpaceX lunar ...

After checking out the performance of Orion in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will fly into what is known as a "free return trajectory" around the Moon, which will bring them as close as 7,500 km ...

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 ...

Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022 and then returned on Dec. 11, 2022. Uncrewed, it tested the Orion spacecraft and ...

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

“Wherever the moon is in its orbit around the Earth, it is always half lit up by the sun.” Patel told Live Science. The same goes for the Earth – half of us experience daylight while the ...