Artemis II rollout less than two weeks away, launch window opens in February

NASA Officials say final system testing could soon begin on the mission set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said he has “full confidence” in the space agency’s plans to use the existing heat shield to protect the Orion spacecraft during its upcoming lunar mission.

First Orion Partners with Deutsche Telekom to Launch Branded Calling to Combat Call Fraud in Germany

Given the continuous rise of fraudulent and unwanted calls, First Orion’s INFORM Branded Calling enables enterprises to increase answer rates, enhance customer confidence, and deliver more transparent and engaging call experiences — directly embedded in Deutsche Telekom’s high-quality network environment.
Stars and Stripes

As Artemis I moon launch nears, more Orion capsules are on horizon

(Tribune News Service) — The Orion spacecraft could be on its first trip to the moon on the Artemis I mission in less than a month, but teams at Kennedy Space Center continue to prep the next capsules planned for human missions, the first of which could ...
SpaceNews

NASA Successful Demonstrates Orion Launch Abort System

NASA successfully demonstrated Tuesday the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket and pull astronauts to safety during an emergency during launch. The test is another milestone in the agency’s preparation for Artemis ...
Houston Press

NASA's Orion Launch Scrubbed and Twitter Responded

NASA's first test launch of Orion, the craft that may one day carry astronauts to Mars, had to be scrubbed on Thursday morning after a stray boat, high winds and a valve problem on one or more of the liquid-oxygen tanks forced each launch attempt to be pulled.
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