The first crew slated to fly in NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission around the Moon early next year entered their spacecraft for a multi-day training at the agency’s Kennedy Space ...

When NASA’s Orion spacecraft takes off for the uncrewed Artemis I moon mission currently slated to launch this November, its commander’s seat won’t be empty: A mannequin – outfitted with ...

Orion has been designed to withstand space radiation and has a “storm shelter” inside it where a crew could be kept safe from high levels of radiation caused by a solar particle event. In this ...

The Orion spacecraft will also return to Earth’s atmosphere at speeds reaching 6.8 miles per second (11 km/s), which will be the fastest reentry ever for a crewed space capsule.

A view of Moonikin “Campos” secured in a seat inside the Artemis I Orion crew module atop the Space Launch System rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy ...

Two mannequins are installed in the passenger seats inside the Artemis I Orion crew module atop the Space Launch System rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy ...

An uncrewed Orion capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Sunday, Dec. 11, at 12:39 p.m. ET concluding NASA's Artemis I moon mission.

NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., began a new phase of testing today for the Orion crew module, NASA’s next generation spacecraft. Now under development, the Orion crew exploration ...

Members of NASA's Orion crew recovery team deploy the inflatable "front porch" during training for the Artemis II mission at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Launch Complex 39, Monday, February 6, 2023.

EDWARDS, Calif. – The Orion crew module that will be used for the first launch abort system Pad Abort 1 flight test is scheduled to depart NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 19 f… ...