February 8, 2019 NASA working to minimize shutdown impact to Springtime Orion abort test NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Air Force have resumed preparations… Read More
December 28, 2018 Crewed Orion spacecraft passes critical design review In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta”… Read More
December 14, 2018 “Plan D for Outer Space” — NASA updates EM-2 mission baseline Coming off this year’s manifest changes to the early missions… Read More
November 21, 2018 Following ESM arrival at KSC, Orion kicks off final assembly for EM-1 The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated… Read More
October 29, 2018 Orion test article completes key White Sands firings for ESM shipment Testing of the Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) for NASA’s… Read More
September 24, 2018 Fits checks and transport runs ahead of AA-2 test One of the major milestones for allowing humans to fly on NASA’s… Read More
September 12, 2018 Orion conducts final parachute drop test in a decade-long program The Orion Program has concluded its drop test series for the spacecraft’s… Read More
September 11, 2018 NASA updates Lunar Gateway plans NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans… Read More
September 1, 2018 Photos: SLS mobile launch platform rolls to pad 39B The Space Launch System’s mobile launch platform approaches… Read More
August 27, 2018 SLS mobile launch platform to go on the move this week The Space Launch System’s mobile launch platform is pictured… Read More
August 21, 2018 Lockheed Martin readies Orion EM-2 Pressure Vessel for trip to KSC The crew compartment for NASA’s first crewed Orion spacecraft… Read More
August 13, 2018 Digging into the details of Orion’s EM-1 test flight As NASA continues to analyze and refine the profile for the Exploration… Read More
June 13, 2018 Airbus performing Orion ESM checkout for trip to U.S. launch site Airbus Defence and Space is in the home stretch of work to ship the first… Read More
May 2, 2018 Mars Sample Return mission gains traction – SLS and Orion had an eye on involvement The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have signed a statement of… Read More
April 30, 2018 NASA’s Johnson Space Center Getting Orion Simulator Ready for Key Test NASA is getting the hardware ready for an important test next year … Read More
April 23, 2018 NASA’s realigning dual Mobile Launcher plan targets extra SLS Block 1 missions Space Launch System (SLS) managers are now planning for the utilization… Read More
March 19, 2018 NASA courts commercial options for Lunar Landers As NASA refocuses – once again – on returning to the Lunar… Read More
March 16, 2018 Cislunar station gets thumbs up, new name in President’s budget request The Trump Administration is proposing to formally start a cislunar… Read More
