04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... in Europe. The European Service Module will be used to fly astronauts to the Moon. As the powerhouse for the Orion spacecraft it provides propulsion and the consumables astronauts need to stay alive. David Parker, ESA’s director of Human and...
17 May 2017
SLS/Orion mission delayed until 2019
... of its Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), NASA have postponed its... of Inspector General. NASA has been hard at work constructing the Orion spacecraft, its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground and...
21 June 2019
Artemis-1 flight faces delays suggests new report
... year of announcing an up to 19-month delay for the three programs—the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle, the Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground systems—NASA senior leaders acknowledged the revised date of June 2020 is unlikely,” says...
18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
... and Mars. ESA is also busy building a European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft - another project designed to take humans deeper into space. Orion – named after one of the largest constellations in the night sky – will serve...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
... from the newly appointed Administrator? At the hearing, Bridenstine 100 percent supported the continued development of the Orion spacecraft and his stance on a permanent US lunar outpost echoes that of the President’s longer-term outlook. It will...
15 January 2021
Orion now ready for its Moon mission later this year
... spaceship with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. During Artemis 1, Orion will travel thousands of kilometres beyond the Moon, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown, on a mission that will last...
