NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
As NASA plans for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis, new technologies are required to meet the unique challenges of living and working on another world.
Artemis I — Flight Day 13: Orion Goes the (Max) Distance
(Nov. 28, 2022) On flight day 13, Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans.NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest distance from Earth it will travel during [...]
Artemis I – Flight Day 12: Orion Star Trackers, Reaction Control Thrusters Tested
art001e000479 (Nov. 24, 2022) – On flight day 9, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery looking back at the Moon from a camera mounted on one of its solar arrays. The spacecraft is enroute to a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon.On the 12th day of the Artemis I mission, team members conducted another planned [...]
Artemis I – Flight Day 11: Orion Surpasses Apollo 13 Record Distance from Earth
On flight day 11, NASA’S Orion spacecraft captured imagery looking back at the Earth from a camera mounted on one of its solar arrays. The spacecraft is currently in a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon.On day 11 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continues its journey beyond the Moon after entering a distant [...]
Moon Microscope, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Ship
SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station.
NASA to Share Artemis I Update with Orion at Farthest Point from Earth
NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 28, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the status of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test as the Orion spacecraft reaches the mid-point of its Moon mission and its farthest distance from Earth at nearly 270,000 miles away. [...]
Flight Day 10: Orion Enters Distant Retrograde Orbit
Flight Controllers in the White Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 1 minutes and 28 seconds at 4:52 p.m. CST, propelling the spacecraft at 363 feet per second. Shortly before conducting the [...]
Artemis I – Flight Day 10: Orion Enters Distant Retrograde Orbit
Flight Controllers in the White Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 1 minutes and 28 seconds at 4:52 p.m. CST, propelling the spacecraft at 363 feet per second. Shortly before conducting the [...]
Watch Live Now: NASA Television Coverage of Orion’s Distant Retrograde Insertion
Live coverage is underway on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app for Orion’s distant retrograde orbit insertion burn as a part of the Artemis I mission. The burn is planned for 4:52 p.m. EST. Orion will fire the orbital maneuvering system engine on its European service module to propel the spacecraft into [...]
Artemis I – Flight Day Nine: Orion One Day Away from Distant Retrograde Insertion
On Flight Day 8, NASA’s Orion spacecraft remains two days away from reaching its distant retrograde orbit. The Moon is in view as Orion snaps a selfie using a camera mounted on one of its solar array at 10:57 p.m. EST..Orion is now about one day away from entering into a distant retrograde orbit [...]