The Artemis I mission brought Orion on its closest approach to the moon while blasting out on its way to an orbit that will take it farther from the Earth than any previous human-rated spacecraft.

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  • NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission
    Post-flight inspection of the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield showed an unanticipated loss of char layer pieces from the spacecraft. NASA has been laser-focused, quite literally, on understanding the root ...
    04/17/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
  • Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Spacecraft, Moon and Earth In Same Shot During Close Approach
    See footage Orion Spacecraft, moon and Earth shortly before its "outbound powered flyby burn". Orion was less than 2000 miles away from the moon and over 200,000 miles away from Earth. Credit: Credit: ...
    04/16/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
  • ULA Bids Farewell To Its Veteran Delta IV Rocket In Dramatic Final Launch; Watch
    Standing 235 feet (71.6 meters) tall, Delta IV flew this time in the heaviest configuration for its 16th and final mission. The rocket has been used to launch several key missions for NASA including ...
    04/9/2024 - 8:01 pm | View Link
  • NASA studying practice rendezvous options for Artemis 2...
    For Artemis 2 the stage will stop short of delivering Orion on a trajectory to the Moon, leaving the crewed spacecraft in a high Earth orbit. The ICPS would then make a third burn with residual ...
    06/24/2020 - 1:01 pm | View Link
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