26 October 2018
Orion's service module ready to be shipped from Europe
..., USA where it will be put together with the rest of the Orion spacecraft. This is the first time that NASA will use a European-...controllers have also conducted tests to ensure that Orion can communicate successfully with mission control through NASA...
30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
...two weeks at a time. 2016 was a busy year for Orion as critical systems such as avionics components and propulsion tubing were fitted...suits that are being developed for astronauts in Orion. Once completed, Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift ...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
..., and a partial but significant attenuation of the galactic cosmic ray environment during sleep and rest periods. Orion is also designed to function as a radiation shelter. An artist’s rendering of the Deimos Excursion Vehicle departing from the Mars...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
... vehicle. Beginning with Block 1B and the EM-2 mission, a Universal Stage Adapter will allow a payload to fly with Orion with as much accommodation volume as the current industry-standard 5 m diameter fairing. The Block 1B configuration will also...
17 July 2018
Harris Corporation to provide audio system for first human deep-space mission
... communication system for NASA’s first human deep-space exploration mission, scheduled to launch in 2022 onboard the Orion spacecraft. Orion is NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, deep-space exploration by humans. Harris was selected...
17 May 2017
SLS/Orion mission delayed until 2019
...was followed shortly afterwards with an announcement that the SLS/Orion mission would not be taking astronauts with it on its...Inspector General. NASA has been hard at work constructing the Orion spacecraft, its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the...
