Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Successfully Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
Sunday at 9:40 a.m. PST, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing a record-breaking mission to a close. Artemis I kicked off…
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Orion Splashes Down, Concluding Historic Artemis I Mission
At 9:40 a.m. PST, 12:40 p.m. EST, NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean as the final major milestone of…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Will Soon Enter Earth’s Atmosphere at Nearly 25,000 Mph – What Will Happen Next?
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday at 9:39 a.m. PST (12:39 p.m. EST), bringing an end to a several-week-long…
After 15 Years and 1,000 Tests – Is Orion’s Heat Shield Ready To Take the Heat?
When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, November 16, NASA’s new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft – uncrewed, for now – into orbit for…
Fired Up: A Look at the 55 Engines and Motors That Power NASA’s Artemis Mission
On Earth, many cars on the road are powered by engines that convert fuel into energy to produce motion. Although rocket science is a little…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 25: Orion Spacecraft in Home Stretch of Journey
As the end of NASA’s Artemis I mission draws near, the Orion spacecraft is on its last full day in space. Splashdown is targeted for…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 24: Orion Spacecraft Heads Home
On Flight Day 24 of the Artemis I mission, NASA teams in Mission Control Houston conducted spacecraft system checks ahead of Orion’s planned splashdown on…
NASA Artemis I: Orion Will Attempt the First Skip Entry for a Human Spacecraft
As NASA’s Artemis I mission to the Moon draws to a close, the Orion spacecraft is on its way back to Earth, with the planned…
Artemis Mission Teams Select Orion Capsule Landing Site and Prepare for Splashdown
On flight day 23 of NASA’s Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft continues making the return trip to Earth, capturing photos and video along the…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 22: Orion Spacecraft Continues Its Journey Back to Earth
On flight day 20, Orion captured the crescent Earth in the distance as the spacecraft regained communications with the Deep Space Network following its return…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 21: Orion Spacecraft Leaves Lunar Sphere of Influence, Heads for Home
On Flight Day 21 of the Artemis I mission, Orion exited the lunar sphere of gravitational influence. It occurred at 1:29 a.m. CST on Tuesday,…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 20: Orion Spacecraft Conducts Return Powered Flyby
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth on Sunday, December 11. On Flight Day 20 of the Artemis I mission, the…
NASA Artemis I: Orion Spacecraft Experiencing Power Issues
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 19: Orion Prepares for Close Lunar Flyby, Teams Examining Power Conditioning Issue On Flight Day 19 of the Artemis…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 18: Orion Spacecraft Re-enters Lunar Sphere of Influence
On Flight Day 18 of NASA’s Artemis I mission, Orion re-entered the lunar sphere of influence at 4:45 p.m. CST on Saturday, December 3. This…
Ride Along With Artemis Around the Moon [Official NASA Video]
Cameras on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft give us amazing views of this amazing adventure around the Moon. See up-close views…
NASA Artemis I: Orion Spacecraft Fine-Tunes Trajectory and Downlinks Data
After departing distant retrograde orbit on the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, Orion completed a planned trajectory correction burn to fine-tune its course toward the…
NASA Artemis I: Orion Returning Home – Successfully Completes Distant Retrograde Departure Burn
On Artemis I Flight Day 16, Orion left its distant lunar orbit and began its return journey home. The spacecraft successfully completed the distant retrograde…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 15: Orion Capsule “Go” for Distant Retrograde Orbit Departure
On Wednesday, November 30, NASA’s Artemis I mission management team met to review the overall status of the flight test. They polled “go” for Orion…
