November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... a cascade of radiation particles and photons, including neutrons. Active radiation shielding using 6+1 expansion coil architecture. The Orion spacecraft will use the mass that is already on board to protect the crew of long-distance missions to Mars...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
...first Artemis flight test with crew aboard the Orion spacecraft, the mission will test critical environmental control and... Launch System) rocket, exploration ground systems, and Orion spacecraft, along with the human landing system, next-generation...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
... on a regularly recurring basis beyond the initial crewed demonstration mission. With NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, HLS, and the Gateway lunar outpost, NASA and its commercial and international partners are returning...
December 2014
Technology drives space exploration: we won’t make it to Mars without investment
... this year, NASA will launch the first test flight of the Orion spacecraft. We are building the rocket that will carry us out into ... With the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket and Orion spacecraft coming online soon, the next great leaps in space...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
... life support for four astronauts aboard the Orion crew module. We are also working with... will achieve new dimensions in exploration and operations. Aeronautics, spacecraft engineering and all other related disciplines are definitely an exciting field...
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
.... ESA is supplying critical components for lunar missions, including the European Service Modules (ESMs) for the Orion spacecraft, Gateway station modules and the Argonaut lunar landers. The UK is also leading the Moonlight constellation – a planned...
