Orion completes lunar flyby maneuver Original Publication Date: 2022-11-20 02:52 NASA's Orion spacecraft performed a critical maneuver Nov. 21 that will send the spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit around the moon. The two-and-a-half-minute burn took place at 7:44 a.m. Eastern while the ...

NASA to assess SLS work and next launch opportunities after rollback Original Publication Date: 2022-09-28 00:49 NASA is studying what work to do on the rocket to prepare for a next launch attempt. SLS and Orion spacecraft arrived back in the VAB at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Sept. 27. The agency is now ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

Second Artemis 1 launch attempt scrubbed Original Publication Date: 2022-09-03 15:35 NASA scrubbed the launch, which had been scheduled for a two-hour window. Mission managers concluded that they had run out of time to fix a liquid hydrogen leak. The leak was a large one, said Mike Sarafin, ...

Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships Original Publication Date: 2022-07-06 20:05 Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two carrier aircraft, or motherships. The planes will be used as launch ...