Orion

Space News March 16, 2020

Orion spacecraft for Artemis I mission successfully completes major testing

The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission has successfully completed several months of simulated space environment System level testing in the NASA-owned thermal vacuum…

Space News March 3, 2020

NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for First Artemis Lunar Mission

NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed its three-month test campaign at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it…

General Aviation News January 27, 2020

Test campaign for Orion’s propulsion system completed

The two-year test campaign for the propulsion system of the European Service Module ends with a test of the auxiliary engines. The Propulsion Qualification Module…

Space News November 26, 2019

First voyage for spaceship Orion

The Orion spaceship took off on board a Super Guppy aircraft from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, November 24: destination the world’s largest thermal…

Space News October 7, 2019

Successful hot firing tests for Orion

Airbus Orion-ESM Team achieves important milestones The Orion test engineers from Airbus are more than satisfied. From July to September, several mission-critical engine tests were…

Space News September 24, 2019

NASA Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Six Orion Spacecraft

NASA and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have finalized a contract for the production and operations of six Orion spacecraft missions and the ability to order…

Space News July 2, 2019

Lockheed Martin and NASA Successfully Demonstrate Orion Launch Abort System in Flight Test

The critical launch abort system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft was put to its hardest test today, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew…

Space News October 30, 2018

Goodbye Europe hello Moon European Module ships soon

The European Service Module that will power and propel the Orion spacecraft on its first mission around the Moon will ship early next week from…

Military Aviation News November 1, 2017

Lockheed Martin Awarded Upgrade Contract for Germany P-3C Orion Aircraft

OWEGO, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $158.5 million contract for the second phase of the German Navy P-3C Mission System Refresh program. The…

Space News August 22, 2017

Next Orion Spacecraft Powers-up for First Time

Brain and Heart Brought to Life on NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Ship DENVER, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Engineers at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and…

European service module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

Space News February 16, 2017

Airbus Defence and Space wins 200 million euros contract for second Orion service module

Europe will provide propulsion, life support to astronauts on missions beyond the Moon First crewed mission planned for 2021, beginning a new era of human…

Space News May 19, 2016

Airbus Defence and Space starts Orion service module assembly

During Exploration Mission-1, Orion will fly more than 64,000 km beyond the Moon Service module provides power and propulsion for Orion and life support systems…

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