Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully returned from its first Moon mission in 54 years, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean with four astronauts.
Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth after exploring previously unseen areas of the far side of the Moon
Orion spacecraft lost contact with Earth during its mission, achieving significant milestones including record distance from Earth and witnessing a total solar eclipse.
Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth after exploring previously unseen areas of the far side of the Moon
Orion spacecraft lost contact with Earth during its mission, achieving significant milestones including record distance from Earth and witnessing a total solar eclipse.
Orion is hurtling toward where the Moon will be, not where it is-like a quarterback leading his receiver-they've already got a slightly different angle on the Moon than we do here on Earth.
Blue Origin launches a NASA spacecraft to Mars as space race heats up
NASA's Artemis program will return astronauts to the Moon, including the first woman and Victor Glover as the first Black deep-space astronaut, by 2026–2028.
Once unthinkable, NASA and Lockheed now consider launching Orion on other rockets
Lockheed Martin is shifting Orion toward reusability and commercial service-model missions, offering to sell flights as a service and fly Orion on different rockets.