Reusable Chinese spacecraft lands successfully
(Reuters) – An experimental reusable spacecraft launched into orbit two days ago by China has successfully returned to a designated site on Sunday, marking a…
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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…
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…
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…
Lockheed Martin Begins Construction on First Orion Spaceship that will take Astronauts into Deep Space
DENVER, Feb. 1, 2018 — Construction has officially begun on the spaceship that will achieve America’s goal of returning astronauts to the Moon. Lockheed Martin technicians…
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…
EarthCARE: Japanese Cloud Radar meets its spacecraft
EarthCARE, the Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Mission of European Space Agency (ESA), met its Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), the Japanese payload for the mission, for…
Fastest-Ever Spacecraft to Arrive at Jupiter Tonight
NASA’s Juno probe will attempt to slip into orbit around Jupiter tonight (July 4), shortly after becoming the fastest object ever made by human hands. As Juno…
Next Stop: Mars – Lockheed Martin Delivers NASA’s InSight Spacecraft to Launch Site
Next Mission to Mars Working Toward a March Launch DENVER, Dec. 17, 2015 – NASA’s latest mission to Mars took its next step on its…
Lockheed Martin Moves into Full-Scale Assembly and Test of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
DENVER, Co., Oct. 26, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA have completed the majority of Orion’s Critical Design Review (CDR) which means the…
NASA’s Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is at Pluto. After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about…
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander
Next Mission to Mars Starts Critical Environmental Testing Denver, May 28, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has assembled NASA’s InSight Mars spacecraft, which is…
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