Work has been progressing steadily on all three main parts of Orion – the service module, the crew module and the launch abort system – and this month the service module joined the launch abort system ...

The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on ...

ESA is negotiating contracts for new European Service Modules for NASA's Orion crew-transport vehicle, as a contribution to the Gateway and Artemis programs. Credit: Airbus PARIS—The European-built ...

Designed to carry astronauts farther into space than ever before, NASA’s next-generation Orion space capsule is one step closer to its first mission around the Moon. One key component of Orion is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Enough speakers to fill three tractor-trailers soon will pummel a spaceship in Littleton with powerful sound waves. While this may sound like an aggressive ...

The power plant that will propel NASA’s first Orion crew capsule around the moon is on its way across the pond from Europe to Kennedy Space Center. At Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany, on Friday, ...

MICHOUD, La.—Look at NASA’s high-profile Orion spacecraft, and you may get a funny feeling of familiarity. While the modern crew vehicle recently made its big screen debut in the Oscar-nominated The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Orion crew capsule is one step closer to its next flight. The crew module of Orion, which is scheduled to fly around the moon on a 2018 test flight, arrived at NASA's ...