For the Artemis I mission, NASA's Orion spacecraft was decked out with 12 folding and adjustable solar panels, built by ESA. Here's why they're unique.

The Orion spacecraft will build upon over half a century of spaceflight science to carry humanity beyond the limits of the Earth's orbit, back to the moon, and to Mars.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches the Moon — in pictures. ... The brunt of that braking energy will be borne by Orion’s heat shield, ... interstellar visitor seen blazing through our Solar System.

Orion marks a step change in spacecraft computing, ... and the spacecraft will be bombarded by high-energy cosmic and solar radiation. ...

The module is a crucial element for the Orion spacecraft, ... The EMS-2’s distinctive four-wing solar array will be able to generate enough energy to power two households.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission was successfully recovered on December 11, 2022, off the coast of Baja California. Regan Geeseman/NASA Radiation worries ...

A critical piece of NASA's Orion spacecraft — which may carry astronauts to deep-space locations like Mars — is about to begin a series of crucial tests to determine whether or not it can ...

Expertise Solar, solar storage, space, science, climate change, deregulated energy, DIY solar panels, ... NASA hopes to launch an unmanned Orion spacecraft around the moon in 2020.

Europe will power the NASA spacecraft that take astronauts to a new international outpost and forward to the Moon, following decisions made by ESA Member States at Space19+ in Seville, Spain. The ...

Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a “storm shelter” inside the capsule could be.