European-Built Orion Spacecraft Service Module Arrives in the USA
The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during…
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Image of Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean
On November 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. The Underway…
Five Technologies Needed to Survive Deep Space Exploration
When a spacecraft built for humans ventures into deep space, it requires an array of features to keep it and a crew inside safe. Both…
More Than Meets the Eye: Chandra Takes a Closer Look at Delta Orionis in Orion’s Belt
Delta Orionis is a complex star system and constitutes the westernmost star in the “belt” of the Orion constellation. By observing this system NASA’s Chandra…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Begins Critical Design Review
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft began its critical design review last week, a major program milestone that will ensure the spacecraft’s design is ready for its deep…
New NASA Video Provides Astronaut’s-Eye View of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Re-entry
This new ten minute video from NASA’s Orion spacecraft provides viewers with a taste of the intense conditions the spacecraft and astronauts will endure when…
NASA Prepares for Orion Flight Test and the Journey to Mars
NASA scientists are developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the 2030s. In the not-too-distant future,…
“Trial By Fire” Video Details Orion Flight Test
As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, a new video seven minute video details the spacecraft’s test and the critical systems. Orion: Trial…
APEX Provides Images of Dust near Orion’s Belt
New images captured by Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope show clouds of cosmic dust threaded through the nebula Messier 78. The images were created by overlaying…
Orion Space Capsule Manned Flight Delayed until 2021
NASA had intended to rebuild its human spaceflight program with the Orion capsule in 2014, with a manned launch in 2016, but it’s been announced…