NASA's Orion spacecraft back in Florida after test flight
NASA's experimental Orion spacecraft left Florida by rocket and returned by truck.
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2014
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News tagged with orion spacecraft
The technological path to Mars
Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the roadmap to the Red Planet, but there are observers who say a human landing mission is an unrealistic goal given ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2014
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Navy returns NASA's Orion after test flight
NASA's new Orion spacecraft returned to dry land in Southern California after a test flight that ended with a plunge into the Pacific Ocean.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2014
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Orion test sets stage for ESA service module
Today's flight and splashdown of NASA's first Orion spacecraft paves the way for future human exploration beyond low orbit powered by ESA's European Service Module.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2014
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NASA's Orion craft hits high point of 3,600 miles
(AP)—NASA's new Orion spacecraft has hit its intended high point of 3,600 miles above Earth, the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has traveled in four decades.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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NASA: 'There's your new spacecraft, America!"
(AP)—NASA's newest space vehicle, Orion, accomplished its first test flight with precision and pizazz Friday, shooting more than 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) out from Earth for a hyperfast, hot return not seen since the ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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Why we need more than one mission to Mars
After a 24-hour delay due to bad weather, the first test launch of the Orion spacecraft by NASA is underway with the ultimate goal of putting human beings on Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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Image: Mobile service tower rolled back for Orion flight test
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop is seen after the Mobile Service Tower was finished rolling back early on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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International Space Station enables interplanetary space exploration
If necessity is the mother of invention, then survival in space breeds many "children." These children are the research and technologies demonstrated aboard the International Space Station. For 16 years, the station has provided ...
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2014
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NASA counts down to Orion's first step to Mars
The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever before, is poised to blast off Thursday in what NASA hailed as a first step in mankind's journey to Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2014
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