The Orion space capsule that could one day take astronauts to Mars will be put through the ultimate stress test when it launches for an unmanned test mission on Thursday.

An interior view of the Orion capsule shows a sensor-equipped mannequin that’s been nicknamed “Commander Moonikin Campos” sitting in the seat at left. A zero-G indicator, ...

NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule successfully executed an engine burn to enter an unusual type of orbit around the moon on the 10th day of the weeks-long Artemis 1 mission, and it set a distance ...

See amazing photos of NASA’s Orion space capsule for deep-space missions to an asteroid, the moon or even Mars. The European Space Agency provides Orion’s service module.

Inside the Orion capsule, a mannequin known as a moonikin watches over the control panels. Credit: NASA Johnson. The spacecraft launched on 16 November, on the first-ever flight of NASA’s ...

NASA's Super Guppy transport plane, with the Orion crew capsule inside, on the ground at Mansfield Lahm Airport in Ohio on Nov. 24, 2019. Orion will undergo a series of tests at NASA’s Plum ...

A look at the 4 astronauts selected for the Artemis II mission 02:05. NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts this week got their first look at the Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next ...

Scott Wilson, manager of production operations for the Orion program, talks about the Artemis II crew capsule on the eve of the launch of Artemis I, NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket ...

The Artemis I Orion capsule is scheduled to land Sunday in the Pacific Ocean. The 322-foot rocket bolted skyward on Nov. 16. Divers will use sensors to conduct “sniff checks” for leaking ...

NASA has shared some extraordinary footage to mark a full year since the return of its Orion spacecraft following a test flight to the moon in the Artemis I mission.. The video was captured from ...

The SLS rocket is now wearing Orion like a crown in preparation for testing ahead of the Artemis I moon mission in 2022. NASA's mega moon rocket fitted with Orion capsule for the first time - CNET X ...

The spacecraft has been inside the facility since July 10 when it left the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. ... — Orion Spacecraft (@NASA_Orion) September 8, 2021.