NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a close approach to the moon Monday, about 81 miles above the surface, as it maneuvered to enter a lunar orbit. The test flight of the Artemis I mission is a key ...

The Orion spacecraft was designed to help mitigate the effects of cosmic radiation but to find out more, Nasa sent two mannequin astronauts – named Helga and Zohar – on a trip around the moon ...

The Artemis II test flight will be NASA's first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard NASA ...

Orion stage adapter and the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 mission. Standing on either side of the core stage are twin five-segment solid rocket boosters, which were earlier stacked on the ...

and the Orion spacecraft for the agency’s crewed Artemis II mission.” NASA’s successful Artemis I mission flew an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the moon in 2022. The Artemis II test ...