The course correction maneuver occurred on Thursday afternoon, setting the stage for a second up-close lunar flyby.
The uncrewed capsule smashed the Apollo 13 record on Saturday and is now on course to set a new distance standard for passenger spacecraft.
The Callisto tech demonstration aboard Orion features an iPad that’s currently displaying messages sent from Earth.
Orion captured the new images during its recent flyby, when the uncrewed capsule came to just 80 miles of the lunar surface.
It was a scary and unexpected 47 minutes, but NASA managed to restore communications with its uncrewed Artemis 1 capsule.
The most powerful operational rocket in the world blasted off last week, causing all sorts of damage to the launch pad. NASA officials don't seem to be worried.
As expected, NASA lost contact with the spacecraft for 34 minutes as Orion passed behind the Moon.
NASA's Artemis 1 capsule is en route to the Moon, where it’s expected to break a number of spacefaring records—including one set during Apollo 13.
The Space Launch System took flight early Wednesday, providing no shortage of breathtaking views.
The gigantic SLS blasted off into the dark Florida sky, becoming the most powerful rocket to ever take flight. The Artemis era has officially begun.
NASA is targeting a two-hour launch window that opens at 1:04 a.m. ET on Wednesday, despite minor damage caused by Hurricane Nicole.
Hurricane Ian sent SLS back to the garage, but the inaugural Artemis 1 Moon mission is now poised to launch on November 14.
The space agency ordered three additional Orion spacecraft from its commercial partner Lockheed Martin for nearly $2 billion
A cryogenic tanking test of the Space Launch System achieved all objectives, potentially setting the stage for a third launch attempt of the rocket.
SpaceX is in the process of building the first Artemis Moon lander, but NASA wants a second option.
Assuming NASA gets a waiver from the Eastern Range, Artemis 1 could launch on September 23 or 27.
NASA's return to the Moon is delayed yet again, after engineers failed to plug a hydrogen leak on the launch pad Saturday.
The two-hour launch window starts at 2:17 p.m. ET (6:17 p.m. UTC) on September 3. The rocket's Monday launch was scrubbed due to temperature sensor problems.
Everything you need to know about the Artemis missions, which seek to put a man and a woman on the Moon this decade.
The inaugural launch of the SLS megarocket is the first step in returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade.
