09 November 2016
How a Trump presidency might affect US space policy
...seems likely that the Trump administration will take a hard look at costly NASA programmes, such as the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, which could be replaced by cheaper, private alternatives. During the campaign Trump admitted in response...
18 September 2020
NASA chiefs hint that Artemis will land at Apollo site, not lunar poles
... first mission to land on the Moon in 2024; Artemis II is the first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System and is targeted for launch in 2022. Given the importance of the Moon’s South Pole for establishing lunar bases, NASA had...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
... at home and prepare us for the Moon and Mars. This new class also may launch aboard NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis missions to the Moon. Beginning in 2024, NASA will...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
... Artemis program includes landing the first person of colour on the lunar surface. The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit. There...
01 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... in uncrewed mode, during the EFT-1 test flight out to 5,800 km beyond low-Earth orbit. An Orion launch on the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will occur in 2017. The SLS has Boeing as its main contractor, with...
22 July 2021
Factory of the future for Orion capsules
... Processing Facility to the Launch Abort System Facility on July 10 for Orion’s emergency launch-abort system to be added. Next, at KSC’s Vertical Assembly Facility, Orion will be placed atop NASA’s first Space Launch System rocket. Bill Nelson...
