NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission ...

The Orion Service Module Umbilical (OSMU) has been installed on to the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF) at the Kennedy Space Center. The milestone marks the first umbilical to undergo testing ...

BREMEN, Germany — The first European-built service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft is finally ready to be shipped to the United States for final preparations before a scheduled mid-2020 launch. At ...

A critical piece of NASA's Orion spacecraft — which may carry astronauts to deep-space locations like Mars — is about to begin a series of crucial tests to determine whether or not it can withstand ...

Technicians perform final work on the service module for the Orion EM-1 mission at an Airbus factory in Bremen, Germany. Credit: ESA/A. Conigli BREMEN, Germany — The first European-built service ...

NASA has put a key component of its Orion deep-space probe through its paces, conducting a static firing of the spacecraft's service module's main engine at the space agency's White Sands Test ...

The Gaganyaan project aims to launch a crew to an orbit for a 3-day mission and bringing them back safely to Earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service ...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, on July 19. This test ...