NASA leaders have “high confidence” in the Artemis II crew spacecraft’s heat shield ahead of Friday’s historic return. The shield is a critical part of the Orion capsule, protecting the crew from ...

Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there's one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule's toilet. Since launching from Earth on Wednesday ...

As humanity's first trip to the moon in over 50 years, Artemis II was a special mission that sent four astronauts farther ...

The plumbing issues aboard the Orion capsule became headline news in the early days of the historic Artemis II mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — As the Artemis II crew enters Day 8 of their mission, they will be busy testing out a special garment and taking manual control of the Orion capsule. Artemis II's Cmdr. Reid ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — As long as the weekend rain holds off until the late evening Friday or Saturday, NASA says reentry is a go for Friday night. But San Diegans most likely won’t be able to see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 6, 2026, the Orion spacecraft reached its closest approach to the Moon, an approximate altitude of 4,067 miles above the ...

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are more than halfway to the moon after launching Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center, but a familiar problem has surfaced. For the second time since ...

The Artemis II astronauts are officially on their way back home to Earth after their groundbreaking journey, becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to travel near Earth's celestial neighbor.