Project Orion was a real Cold War proposal to propel spacecraft using nuclear explosions. Engineers planned to detonate small nuclear “pulse units” behind a massive pusher plate to create thrust. Each ...

Project Orion was a Cold War plan to build a massive spacecraft powered by controlled nuclear explosions. Backed by US Air ...

The Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket have been attached at the hip for the better part of two decades. The big rocket lifts, the smaller spacecraft flies, and Congress keeps the money ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Orion spacecraft undergoes preparations for the NASA Artemis II mission at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building ...

NASA's quest to send astronauts out into the solar system begins this week with a two-laps-around-Earth test flight. The new Orion spacecraft is not going to Mars just yet; Thursday's debut will be ...

Orion Integrity spacecraft connected with the SLS rocket, readying for historic crewed journey to the Moon "Integration of SLS and Orion represents a major milestone in our progress on Artemis," said ...

The creator of the Orion capsule, the only spacecraft now capable of reaching lunar orbit, is set to open Moon treks to spacefarers worldwide. Shown here are U.S. Navy divers helping recover the Orion ...