"Though the House and Senate have much still to debate on full-year appropriations, this much is clear: Congress is rejecting ...

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on the move! Recently transported to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, it’s now being fueled ...

NASA tested a boilerplate version of the Orion spacecraft in December 2014, launching it to an altitude of nearly 6,000 km. From that orbit Orion reentered Earth's atmosphere at a velocity of 9 km/s.

The Orion spacecraft has had quite the journey to the moon and back. Five days after launching on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on Nov. 16, it reached the moon, ...

Upon Orion's dip back into the atmosphere after its skip, the spacecraft will slow to about 300 mph to deploy its parachutes. Orion will then slow to about 20 mph just before splashdown.

Since taking off aboard the Space Launch System rocket last Wednesday, NASA’s Orion spacecraft has had a remarkably smooth journey.But it’s far from over. While millions of Americans prepare ...

The GAO determined that 14 of 18 NASA projects assessed were within cost and schedule margins during fiscal 2025, but four programs—led by the Orion deep-space crew capsule—are over budget by a total ...