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Artemis II Orion Service Module Secured for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

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NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft has gone through a critical step in its preparation for launch. Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairings have been installed on the service module inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This installation was completed on March 19, 2025. It plays an important role in protecting the spacecraft during its ascent. The fairings shield the solar array w…

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Anatomy of a spacecraft

A spacecraft has a number of essential components, such as an engine, power subsystem, steering system and communications system, in addition to science instruments. Most of these systems are housed in a section called the service module, while the science instruments make up the payload module. These are encased inside the spacecraft’s main structural unit and connected by a ‘harness’, the electrical framework on which the spacecraft electronic…

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NASA Artemis Moon Missions: Orion Crew Recovery Tests off California

NASA Artemis Moon Missions: Orion Crew Recovery Tests off CaliforniaNASA astronaut Andre Douglas gives a thumbs up as he and fellow NASA astronauts Stan Love and Deniz Burnham and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano prepare to be taken to the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) to take part in practicing Artemis recovery operations during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. D…

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Artemis II on Track, But NASA Awaits Starship Milestones for Artemis III

NASA’s Artemis II crewed test flight is just over a year away. That April 2026 mission appears to be on track, but questions remain about whether the next flight, Artemis III, will be ready to put a crew on the lunar surface and return them to Earth in mid-2027. SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System is a critical element that still has to demonstrate a number of technical milestones, including a precursor uncrewed landing — and liftoff — from …

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