16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... the Space Launch System ($148.9 million) and the Exploration Ground Systems associated with SLS and Orion ($100 million); the framework needed if the agency is continue its efforts to eventually land the first American...
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
...” to propel exploration of the Moon through the Artemis programme. “The European Service Module is the powerhouse of the Orion spacecraft, providing our astronauts with in-space manoeuvring capabilities, life support and power that will safely...
22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... Grumman is to supply first and second motors and Exquadrum will provide the upper-stage motor. Grumman's Orion solid rocket motors will boost the Astraius launch vehicle after its extraction from an unmodified C-17 carrier...
29 August 2022
Engine problem leads to scrub of SLS Artemis 1 mission
... the final flight of NASA’s legendary Saturn 5 rocket, for what is a long-overdue test flight, sending an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day voyage around the Moon.
28 February 2024
SSSIF consolidates position as Europe's leading NewSpace event
... were echoed by Carlos García-Galán, an engineer from Malaga and manager of European Service Module for the Orion programme at NASA's Glenn Research Center, who spoke about how the agency believes that it will be viable...
11 March 2019
NASA outlines future Moon to Mars plans
... on American rockets from American soil for the first time since 2011. The Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, and Gateway will continue to be our backbone for deep space exploration. “Beginning with a series of small...
