Orion’s crew module has separated from the service module that propelled and steered Orion during the mission to the moon.
NASA’s Artemis II crew is set to splash down off San Diego on Friday. Here’s the Orion re-entry timeline and recovery plan.
The heat shield is on the underside of the spacecraft, where it will protect the Artemis II crew upon entry into Earth's ...
Artemis II live: NASA says it has ‘high confidence’ in heat shield as astronauts prepare for Friday splashdown - NASA crew described the awe they felt when witnessing a rare eclipse near the Moon’s fa ...
The Orion module is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.
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Artemis II nears splashdown as Orion approaches Earth and crew completes final re-entry steps
After a historic 10-day lunar mission, astronauts target a Pacific Ocean landing off San Diego tonight.
The Artemis II crew is returning to Earth. Here's how NASA's partner Amentum recovers the Orion spacecraft, and how astronauts are safely retrieved.
HOUSTON—The Artemis II astronauts returned from a nine-day flight test of NASA’s deep-space Orion capsule on April 10, marking the first crewed flight beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years and ...
Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the ...
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