Liftoff of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will require a symphony of tightly coordinated commands for processing and launch. […]
The Orion crew module that traveled into space beyond low-Earth orbit on Exploration Fight Test 1 (EFT-1) completed a different kind of trip this week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]
When Orion returns from deep space missions and lands in the ocean, a team will be responsible for safely returning the capsule and crew back to land. […]
VIDEO OF THE DAY: U.S. Navy Divers Practice Orion Recovery Techniques […]
The second half of the D-level work platforms for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), D North, arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center on June 27. […]
A test version of the Orion spacecraft is pulled back like a pendulum and released, taking a dive into the 20-foot-deep (6.1 meters) Hydro Impact Basin at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. […]
The “Guppy” recently flew from Kennedy to NASA Glenn Research Center’s Plum Brook Station facility in Sandusky, Ohio. […]
The Orion spacecraft reached Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:07 a.m. on Wednesday morning, to conclude its journey from the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center that began at 8:54 p.m. […]
The Orion spacecraft is ready to begin the final leg of its prelaunch journey with an overnight rollout from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Abort System Facility to Space Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. […]
A complicated, high-altitude test Wednesday demonstrated NASA’s new Orion spacecraft could land safely even if one of its parachutes failed. […]
A critical safety component for NASA’s new Orion spacercraft has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. […]
Core testing has been completed for NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket. […]
