The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are heading to the Moon after completing the critical engine burn that ...

NASA engineers manage propulsion systems and space communications to maintain Artemis II’s schedule, ensuring the Orion spacecraft and crew remain connected from launch to splashdown.

Reusable rockets have reshaped the economics of spaceflight by dramatically reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit. Traditional rockets were single-use vehicles that burned up or crashed ...