Nasa’s Artemis II mission to the Moon is preparing to leave Earth’s orbit. Mission control woke up the four astronauts by ...

HOUSTON—Artemis II mission crewmembers conducted a translunar injection (TLI) maneuver on April 2 that cast them out of the low point of a high Earth orbit and placed their Orion capsule on a ...

The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to ...

The Orion spacecraft Integrity fired its main engine at 7:49 p.m. Eastern for five minutes and 50 seconds. The translunar ...

NASA has decided that Artemis II is ready to leave Earth orbit and head off toward the moon. The final spacecraft burn was ...

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into flight on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. Evidence found 40 years later suggests three astronauts activated their emergency air ...

Perigee and apogee raise maneuvers have been completed, refining the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth for further checkout.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts will spend about 24 hours orbiting the Earth and running checks on their spacecraft and life ...

NASA's Apollo 8 mission was the first to orbit the moon. No US spacecraft has returned to the moon since 1972, but that's all ...

LOGAN - As the government shutdown slows air traffic control systems, several colleges and universities have started FAA-approved training programs to teach the agency’s full curriculum. A year ago ...