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NASA’s Orion spacecraft with the Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch

The ESM is a key element of Orion, the next-generation spacecraft that will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit for the first time since the Apollo programme ended in the 1970s. The module ...
Digital Trends

NASA completes a high-pressure test of its Orion spacecraft emergency motor

NASA has completed the final test of the attitude control motor for its Orion spacecraft, which is set to carry astronauts to the moon by 2024 as part of the Artemis project. “On February 25, NASA ...
SpaceNews

Orion’s Service Module Completes Critical Propulsion Test

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 ...
SpaceNews

NASA Invites Media to Final Test of Orion Motor for Crew Safety System

Reporters are invited to see NASA and its partners test a motor on the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. The test will take place Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Northrop Grumman’s test site in Elkton, ...