Lockheed Martin handed off the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission that looks to fly four astronauts around the moon no later than April 2026.

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget looks to end the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway space station that are central to NASA’s existing Artemis program — ...

A camera on NASA’s Orion capsule catches sight of the moon covering part of Earth’s disk. (NASA / ESA Photo) Halfway into its 25.5-day uncrewed Artemis 1 mission, NASA’s Orion capsule today ...

"At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, the Orion vehicle that will be used for Artemis II is getting ready for this first mission to bring humans around the Moon and back in over 50 ...

The moon looks spectacular in images captured by NASA's Orion spacecraft as it cruised just 81.1 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface during the Artemis 1 mission's closest approach to ...

Artemis I, which launched in November 2022, was an uncrewed mission that successfully tested the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket during a flight around the moon. Artemis II is set ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin marked the handover of the Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 May 1. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin formally delivered to NASA May 1 the Orion spacecraft for ...

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If the results weren't favorable, NASA might have to disassemble the Orion spacecraft, pushing back the flight a year or more beyond the Artemis II mission's already-delayed launch date.