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...
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...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... that of solar energetic particles encountered during SPEs. Therefore, MARE real-time radiation measurements performed on board Orion during Van Allen belt transit will be indicative of the shielding capability of AstroRad in the SPE environment even...
28 November 2015
NASA Set to Improve Orion's Heat Shield
... must be performed before going ahead with the mission. Orion's unmanned mission provided NASA engineers with vital details on...the vehicle's performance and how its systems functioned in space. Orion's heat shield is one of the most important parts of...
02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... and Space to manufacture the service modules for NASA’s four crew Orion MPCV deep-space capsule. The module is to be constructed at ...flight out to 5,800 km beyond low-Earth orbit. An Orion launch on the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket ...
03 September 2015
Orion and NASA’s Mission to Mars at IAC 2015
... Having completed its first successful flight test in December 2014, Orion's next milestone will be a flight beyond the orbit of the...from NASA. “Together with the Space Launch System rocket, Orion is a critical part of our efforts, and sharing ...
