It could be less than nine months before humanity ventures back to the moon, even if only to fly around it. The people set to ...

NASA's next moon astronauts underscored the importance of their upcoming Artemis 2 mission despite a turbulent time for the ...

For Artemis II, Orion will not use a “skip” reentry method, which sees the capsule skim the atmosphere before committing to a full reentry. Instead, Wiseman explained that Orion will aim for a lofted ...

The exodus at NASA has shaken the officials at the space agency and stoked concerns about its ability to fly astronauts ...

Magnetic heat shields could increase the viability of future return missions to Mars by making spacecraft lighter, cheaper, and cooler during re-entry.

Rather than completely burning up when a spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere, its heat shield's outer surface is sacrificed to protect the rest of the vehicle. The carbon fibers decompose ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon The close-up photos were taken as Orion made its closest approach to the moon, passing about 80 miles above ...

A heat shield protected the Gemini spacecraft against the enormous heat of reentry into the atmosphere beginning at a velocity of more than 27,500 kilometers (17,000 miles) per hour.

When President Trump floated his 2026 budget for NASA, it slashed science funding by half; proposed the end of the Artemis program’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway ...

More than $10 billion in funds are included in Trump’s tax and spending bill for NASA programs previously targeted by the president after Sen. Ted Cruz led a Senate amendment to rescue them.

Space Launch Systems rocket and the Orion spacecraft are designed to send humans back to the moon under the Artemis program Boeing stated 'approximately 400 fewer positions by April 2025' will be cut ...

A heat dome of high pressure baking the South and Midwest is now spreading its reach into the Northeast to end the week, where feels-like temperatures will skyrocket into the triple digits.