Artemis II astronauts faced a challenge with the Orion spacecraft's toilet system shortly after launch. They also tested the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), underwent a ...

The Orion capsule parachute system underwent developmental testing at the Yuma Proving Ground ahead of NASA's Artemis II ...

NASA Tuesday successfully completed another parachute test of its Orion spacecraft high above the skies of the U.S. Yuma Army Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. The test examined the maximum ...

U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module. This image was taken during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the ...

NASA has started testing the Orion spacecraft that will take four astronauts on a voyage around the moon as part of the Artemis II mission currently scheduled for 2025. The space agency shared a video ...

Astronauts will test drive NASA's Orion spacecraft for the first time during the agency's Artemis II test flight next year. While many of the spacecraft's maneuvers like big propulsive burns are ...

My point was that the Orion hardware was stable enough for a heat shield test a couple years ago. Why is the abort tower only now mature enough? If multiple aspects of a project like this cannot be ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's quest to send astronauts out into the solar system begins this week with a two-laps-around-Earth test flight. The new Orion spacecraft is not going to Mars just yet; ...