Up Close with the Orion Crew Survival System
Space Scout gets up close and personal with the Orion Crew Survival System suit at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Author: Alejandro Turnbull
Artemis II Sets Course for Moon
After a picture-perfect launch Wednesday placed the crew of Artemis II into a highly elliptical Earth orbit, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Koch are now officially on their way towards the Moon, the first humans to make such a journey since 1972.
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How Artemis II Will Return Astronauts to the Moon
NASA is preparing for the launch of Artemis II, the first mission to send humans to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. With launch now mere hours away, NASA and the astronauts are moving into final preparations for flight.
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Major Artemis Shift Leaves Questions About SLS, Gateway Future
In a major announcement Friday, 27 February, NASA announced a revision of the Artemis Program architecture. To accommodate the change, the design of the SLS rocket will be significantly reworked.
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New Glenn Aces Second Flight
Blue Origin saw a resounding success on the second flight of their mammoth New Glenn launch vehicle Thursday, successfully placing NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trajectory toward deep space.
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After Biosignature Announcement, Mars Sample Return Remains in Limbo
Ambitious plans by NASA and the European Space Agency to return samples of the Martian surface to Earth continue to remain in limbo even as the Agency has announced the collection of a potentially biosignature-containing sample aboard the Perseverance rover.
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