The successful landing is another step in NASA’s mission to put people back on the moon’s surface by 2025. NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed back down to Earth, completing the Artemis 1 mission’s voyage to the moon and back. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean yesterday (11 December), 50 […]
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NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight • TechCrunch
Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just hours after the launch of a privately funded and built lunar lander by Japanese company ispace. The two missions — the conclusion of NASA’s Artemis I and ispace’s Mission 1 […]
NASA’s round-the-moon odyssey ends with Orion splashdown
A view from the Orion capsule shows Earth in its sights. (NASA / ESA Photo) NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule passed its final exam today, surviving a fiery atmospheric re-entry and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of a round-the-moon test flight. The 25.5-day Artemis 1 mission set […]
NASA’s James Webb images reveal secrets of the Southern Ring nebula
The images have revealed unseen stars hidden within the nebula and have helped researchers understand its origins. Researchers have delved deeper into a distant nebula thanks to the power of the James Webb Space Telescope. The Southern Ring was one of the space observatory’s early targets, with detailed images of […]
NASA’s Orion Moon Capsule Is Back. What Happens Next?
After circling the moon for the past three weeks, NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down under parachute yesterday morning off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California near Guadalupe Island, marking an end to the Artemis program’s first major lunar mission. Orion was then scooped up by a recovery crew and sent […]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission after orbiting the Moon
Editor’s note, December 11: On Sunday afternoon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon and back, completing a critical test for the space agency. After several delays and some minor hurricane damage, NASA successfully […]
NASA’s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon
NASA / James M. Blair Following months of delays, NASA launched the Artemis 1 mission on November 16, sending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on a test trip around the Moon. Now the mission can officially be called a success, paving the way for future crewed Moon […]