On its way to and from visiting the Moon, the 33 engines of the ESA’s European Service Module are keeping Orion on track, as explained in this video. The crew has also tested manual piloting and plans ...

The Orion Crew Module officially parted ways with the European Service Module that has powered, cooled, and propelled the four astronauts for the last 10 days. The separation was triggered by four ...

The Orion spacecraft’s service module, which sits at the base of the silvery gumdrop-shaped crew capsule, detached and is falling away, likely never to be seen again as it falls into the ocean. US ...

The European Service Module has enough fuel remaining to land or even crash into an asteroid Sarah Knapton is the Science Editor of The Telegraph and has covered all areas of science since 2013. She ...

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WASHINGTON — The Artemis 2 mission is set for a final, fiery test when the spacecraft reenters April 10 ahead of a splashdown off the California coast. Artemis 2 will wrap up a mission lasting a ...

Today is the final day of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, and it’s going to be a nail-biter. The Orion spacecraft is currently picking up speed as it approaches Earth. At 9 a.m. ET, it was cruising along at ...

Death, taxes, and the gravitationally bound return of the Artemis II mission on Friday evening. These are the only certainties in life. Even if the four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft ...

UPDATE for 9 p.m. ET: NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth to return its Artemis 2 astronauts to Earth. See video and photos of the Artemis 2 splashdown in our wrap story. See ...

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Artemis II’s long journey to the moon and back is expected to end with a glorious splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening. The crew is scheduled to hit the water around 8:07 p.m. ET about 80 ...