Here is what life will be like for the four astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.

Orion's interior space is equivalent to that of two minivans, NASA says. That's a lot more breathing room than space capsules of the 1960s and '70s.

NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, has wrapped up an 11‑month environmental test campaign on the Orion spacecraft that flew during Artemis I, a milestone the agency says is critical for qualifying the capsule’s systems ahead of the crewed Artemis II mission.

The Artemis II mission is using NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which is designed to carry astronauts farther into space than previous generations of vehicles. With this milestone decision, the crew is now set to leave Earth’s immediate surroundings and begin their journey around Earth’s closest celestial neighbor.

The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Exploration Mission-1 arrived from Germany at the agency’s ...

Following liftoff, spacecraft powers up as boosters fall away and astronauts prepare for trans-lunar injection.

NASA's Artemis II mission shared its first image of Earth from space as astronauts prepare for a historic journey to the moon.

NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission profile in the face of unexpected problems. That capability ...

NASA's latest photos from the Artemis II mission show Earth in stunning details as the astronauts near a milestone distance of 100,000 miles away.

The FTS is designed to safely stop the rocket if it veers off its planned path.