Has it already been a year? On Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule returned safely to Earth, bringing a successful end to the landmark Artemis 1 moon mission. That homecoming was a fiery and dramatic one, as video from Orion shows: The capsule recorded its harrowing plunge through Earth’s […]
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WASHINGTON — Arcfield, a U.S. defense and intelligence contractor, announced Nov. 29 it has completed the acquisition of Orion Space Solutions, a developer and manufacturer of small satellites and sensor payloads. The value of the acquisition was not disclosed. Based in Chantilly, Virginia, Arcfield is a portfolio company of the […]
BERLIN — A year after the launch of the Artemis 1 mission, NASA is continuing to study the performance of the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft, a review that may take several more months to complete. Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for exploration systems development, said at a Nov. […]
NASA’s first moon spacecraft for astronauts in 50 years is coming together. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2, set to fly around the moon in 2024 with a crew of four, saw its crew and service modules joined at NASA on Oct. 19. Next will come a rigorous series of […]
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. New images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed surprising pairs of planet-like objects in the Orion Nebula that have never been detected before. The Orion Nebula, a […]
We have discovered a lot in this universe. Planets that orbit stars at right angles. Forbidden worlds that have cheated death. Space explosions that defy explanation. Yet the cosmos continues to surprise us. The latest spectacle, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, is an agglomeration of nearly 150 free-floating […]
NASA’s four Artemis 2 astronauts this week got their first look at the Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next year. The astronauts said seeing the hardware firsthand — and meeting the men and women building the spacecraft — brought home the reality of their historic mission. […]
four astronauts in flight suits squatting inside of a spacecraft simulator surrounded by equipment The first lunar crew in half a century visited the spot where they’ll splash down after their big mission. The four Artemis 2 astronauts toured Naval Base San Diego on July 19 (one day before the […]