A tiny spot at first, it gradually grew to a round circle falling at a great speed from the fringes of space. It was NASA’s Orion capsule, which would soon end the 25-day Artemis I mission ...
Artemis 1, in November 2022, using the agency's new Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket to send an unpiloted Lockheed Martin-built Orion capsule on a looping flight around the moon and back.
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This mission, Artemis I ... shield is critical to a space exploration mission. To understand what exactly happened to Orion, let’s rewind the story. As the capsule reentered Earth’s atmosphere ...
The space agency simulated the extreme ... The Artemis 1 mission was an uncrewed test flight of the capsule to prepare for its successor, Artemis 2. The mission was considered a success, ...
Credit: NASA NASA's first two crewed Artemis moon missions have been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively, and the move could have big ramifications for the agency's Artemis program and ...