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Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance 
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NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation…

Oct 15, 2026
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NASA Completes Artemis III Booster Stacking, Shares Status Update 
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Progress on NASA’s Artemis III’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket continues at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where teams…

Oct 13, 2026
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Orion Fun Facts
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Explore fun facts about the Orion spacecraft.

Sep 3, 2026
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Management Roles and Facilities 
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The Orion Program, managed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, is a broad national and international collaboration. Multiple NASA…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference
Testing
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The Orion Program conducted rigorous testing of the spacecraft, from element-level testing with test articles for the crew module, service…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference
Avionics and Software
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The Orion primary flight computers have over 750,000 lines of code that operate all the spacecraft systems, including power, communications, guidance, navigation,…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference
Launch Abort System
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Orion’s launch abort system, also known as the LAS, is designed to carry the crew to safety in the event of an…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference
European Service Module
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Orion’s European Service Module is provided by ESA (European Space Agency) and built by lead contractor Airbus. It is the…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference
Crew Module
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The crew module is the pressurized part of the Orion spacecraft, sometimes referred to as the capsule, where crew members…

Sep 3, 2026
Encyclopedic Reference