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INSIDER Propulsion
Orion Spacecraft Launched to Moon on Historic Artemis I Mission
NASA's Orion spacecraft launched aboard the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Nov. 16 as the first Artemis mission the Moon.
INSIDER Aerospace
Lockheed Martin Completes NASA's Orion Spacecraft Capsule For Artemis 1 Mission To The Moon
The Orion spacecraft is like none other in its design and capability. Since the crew module pressure vessel arrived in Florida, technicians and engineers from ...
INSIDER Design
Assembly and Testing Milestone for Artemis II Spacecraft
The finished Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission was officially handed over to NASA for launch processing on May 1, 2025 for a crewed mission to the ...
News Automotive
Final Orion Capsule Parachute System Test Successful
William Kucinski. As the Orion capsule's Forward Bay Cover lifts off, two 23-foot-diameter Kevlar/Nylon drogue parachutes deploy at 25,000 feet to ...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Collins Aerospace to Provide Critical Subsystems for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Artist's rendering of NASA's Orion spacecraft. (Graphic courtesy of Lockheed) Martin Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., ...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Abort Motor for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Successfully Tested
The abort motor for NASA's Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System completes its final qualification test at the Northrop Grumman Promontory, Utah, test area.
News Manned Systems
First Orion European Space Module Delivered
With Orion capsule testing and the ESM delivery milestone complete, NASA is two years out from Orion Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) – the program's unmanned ...
News Automotive
Orion Launch Abort System Passes Full-Stress Flight Test
Ascent Abort-2 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 46. (Image courtesy: NASA) The Orion spacecraft – the spacecraft integral to NASA's Artemis program ...
INSIDER Design
NASA Tests Artemis II Crew Seat and Flight Suit
... Orion spacecraft during future missions to space. “NASA came to us actually several years ago, to work with them on development of the Orion spacecraft capsule ...
Application Briefs Aerospace
3D Printed Spacecraft Parts
Orion is NASA's spacecraft that will send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. Orion's next test flight, dubbed Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), will be the ...
News Design
Northrop Grumman Tests, Qualifies Orion Launch Abort Motor for Flight in Cold Conditions
Orion's LAS would safely jettison the spacecraft and crew out of harm's way in the event of an emergency on the launch pad or during initial launch ascent.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Lockheed Martin and Arconic Collaborate on 3D Printing and Advanced Aerospace Materials
The Orion spacecraft, slated for an unmanned test flight around the Moon in 2020, will feature over 100 3D-printed components. By manufacturing those ...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Tests Radiation Vest for Deep Space Missions
... Orion spacecraft. Artemis I will carry two identical mannequin torsos equipped with radiation detectors. They will fly aboard Orion, traveling about 280,000 ...
News Electronics & Computers
NASA Budget Amendment to Help Send Americans to Moon by 2024, Then Mars
NASA is building a spacecraft to take astronauts to deep space that will usher in a new era of space exploration, officials add. “Orion will take us farther ...
News Automotive
“The Eagle Has Landed”
... Orion spacecraft . In its initial configuration, the lander would deliver a crew of four and 2,000 pounds of cargo to the Moon's surface for up to two weeks ...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Peregrine Spacecraft Suffers Propellant Leak After Successful Rocket Launch
Lockheed Martin Completes NASA's Orion Spacecraft Capsule For Artemis 1 Mission To The Moon. Related Article Image. Tech Briefs. Going Back to the Moon with ...
INSIDER Manned Systems
NASA Builds Welding Test Article for SLS Exploration Upper Stage
The SLS rocket, NASA's Orion spacecraft, Gateway, and commercial human landing systems are part of NASA's backbone for deep space exploration. Through Artemis ...
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
To the Moon and Beyond with Additive Manufacturing
Beginning in 2022, NASA will place unmanned Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit, followed by crewed landings, construction of lunar habitats and supporting ...
Application Briefs Aerospace
RS-25 Rocket Engines
Slated to launch in 2024, all four RS-25 engines will help send NASA's Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft around the Moon, marking the first time a ...
News Manned Systems
NASA Spacecraft Reaches Farthest Target in History
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Is Complete, Assembled, and Ready for Integration Ahead of Final Testing. Related Article Image. Aerospace & Defense Tech Briefs. “The ...
INSIDER Aerospace
Three Companies to Lead Development of Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Completes NASA's Orion Spacecraft Capsule For Artemis 1 Mission To The Moon. Related Article Image. Tech Briefs. Robotics & Automation Finalist ...
Articles Communications
NASA Eyes GPS at the Moon for Artemis Missions
Such a capability could soon also provide navigational solutions to astronauts and ground controllers operating the Orion spacecraft, the Gateway in orbit ...
INSIDER Aerospace
CubeSat to Help Guide Moon-Bound Spacecraft
A microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit as part of NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System...
News Test & Measurement
NASA, Boeing, SpaceX to Launch ‘New Era in Human Spaceflight’
... Spacecraft Spacecraft Spacecraft fuel Spacecraft guidance Test & Measurement Vehicles ... Final Orion Capsule Parachute System Test Successful. Related Article ...
INSIDER Aerospace
Sticking the Landing on the Moon and Mars
Future spacecraft bound for the Moon or beyond will benefit from high-powered computer simulations underway at the University of Michigan that will provide a framework NASA can use to better predict...
News Defense
Made in Space Is Set to Make in Space
Made In Space, Inc.’s Archinaut One spacecraft has the go-ahead from NASA to manufacture and assemble structures in low-Earth orbit. The demonstration, funded by a $73.7 million public-private NASA...
INSIDER Aerospace
SpaceX Dragon Brings Stranded Astronauts Back to Earth
At 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov undocked from the space-facing port of...
INSIDER Propulsion
Starliner to Perform Uncrewed Return Flight From International Space Station This Week
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard, successfully docked on the International Space Station on June 6 ...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Cygnus™ Spacecraft Successfully Boosts Orbit of International Space Station
Abort Motor for NASA's Orion Spacecraft Successfully Tested. Related Article Image. NASA Spinoff. Space Pens, Pencils, and How NASA Takes Notes in Space.
INSIDER Aerospace
Fuel-Efficient Engine for Cheaper, Lighter Spacecraft
Ending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale. But a new type of engine — called a rotating...
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INSIDERDesign
Venus Aerospace’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Completes First Flight...
INSIDERDesign
Bombardier is Digitally Upgrading its Aircraft Design, Engineering and...
INSIDERDefense
How the US Army is Advancing Research in Robotics, AI and Autonomy
INSIDERManned Systems
New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems
Original EquipmentManned Systems
ACT Expo 2025: Heavy-Duty EVs, H2 Trucks and Tariff Talk Dominate Day One
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Soar to New Heights: Simulation-Driven Design for Safety in Electrified...
Software
Improving Signal and Power Integrity Performance in Automotive...
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Software
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Photonics/Optics
Breaking Barriers in Space Communication with Optical Technology