NASA's Artemis I mission: Orion spacecraft completes lunar flyby on journey home

NASA's Orion Spacecraft – part of its historic Artemis I mission – flew behind the moon one last time on Monday morning, as the spacecraft makes its way back to Earth.

FIT professor will help retrieve Orion space capsule after splashdown

When Artemis I’s test flight finishes its 26-day, 1.3 million-mile journey, Travis Hunsucker will be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ready to pick up the Orion space capsule after splashdown.

Elon Musk GOAT statue delivered to Tesla's Austin headquarters

The large statue was delivered Saturday to Tesla's Austin headquarters in an event dubbed “Goatsgiving" by the creators of the cryptocurrency Elon GOAT.

Europe's space agency picks first disabled astronaut recruit

John McFall, a 41-year-old British former Paralympian who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident when he was 19, called his selection “a real turning point and mark in history.”

You can now watch live views from Orion as capsule swings around the moon

With its deep-space data relay network performing better than expected, NASA has set up a live video stream from the Orion capsule as it heads toward lunar orbit.

Weather could spoil plans for 2 separate SpaceX launches on Tuesday

SpaceX is now targeting Tuesday evening for the launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission, launching from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 9:57 p.m. ET.

Artemis I capsule buzzes moon; last big step before lunar orbit

As NASA’s Orion capsule swung out from behind the moon Monday, onboard cameras sent back a picture of Earth — a blue dot surrounded by blackness.

Artemis I: Watch NASA's Orion spacecraft perform moon flyby

NASA's Orion spacecraft made a critical outbound flyby burn to ensure it is placed into orbit around the moon on Monday and, along the way, shared incredible views of Earth and the backside of the moon.

Orion's journey to moon: NASA conducts first spacecraft inspection

On the third day of the Artemis I mission, Orion maneuvered its solar arrays and captured images of the moon with a camera mounted on the end of the array. The spacecraft was about halfway to the moon.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight. Brave the cold for the best sky show of the season

The West Coast will benefit from a large dome of high pressure helping to provide clear skies for the Leonid meteor Shower. However, much of the U.S. is facing cold temperatures that will make sky gazing a winter sport.

Orion's journey to moon: Track Artemis I capsule in real time

Half a day after launching from Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Orion spacecraft was more than 60,000 miles away from Earth, sending back the first images of our home planet.