Aerospace engineers here in Western New York are focused on the blazing return to earth for the Artemis II mission.
During Artemis I, the Orion spacecraft heat shield suffered charring, prompting an investigation. Here's why NASA is ...
The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a ...
Having never been tested with astronauts, the space capsule’s heat shield and life support system are raising concerns after ...
It will be one of the most dangerous parts of Artemis II, and not everyone thinks NASA should trust the astronauts’ lives to a heat shield that was damaged the last time it re-entered the Earth’s ...
The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and ...
Orion lifted off atop NASA's Space Launch System, carrying four astronauts on Artemis II, humanity's first crewed journey around the Moon in more than half a century.
The Artemis II crew will be the first humans in decades to fly beyond low-Earth orbit, meaning that they won’t be protected ...
NASA's Artemis II astronauts will spend about 24 hours orbiting the Earth and running checks on their spacecraft and life ...
While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: ...
The spacecraft can accommodate four astronauts—one more than Apollo—and offers greater internal volume, allowing for extended ...
NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's ...