NASA’s round-the-moon odyssey ends with Orion splashdown
A view from the Orion capsule shows Earth in its sights. (NASA / ESA Photo) NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule passed its final exam today, surviving a fiery atmospheric re-entry and…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission after orbiting the Moon
Editor’s note, December 11: On Sunday afternoon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon…
Orion Splashes Down to End Artemis 1, but Don’t Hold Your Breath for Artemis 2
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. It took longer than NASA might have hoped to get off the ground, but the…
NASA’s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon
NASA / James M. Blair Following months of delays, NASA launched the Artemis 1 mission on November 16, sending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on a test…
Orion splashdown on time in end of first Artemis mission to moon
Comment on this story Comment NASA completed a significant step Sunday toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface with the successful completion of a test mission that sent a capsule…
NASA’s Orion capsule splashes to Earth after successful moon mission
The successful landing is another step in NASA’s mission to put people back on the moon’s surface by 2025. NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed back down to Earth, completing the…
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight • TechCrunch
Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just hours after the launch of a privately funded and built…







