Orion spacecraft

Videsh Superfast: NASA's Orion Capsule returned to Earth after circling around the Moon.

In this section, you will find the top news stories of the day. Segment Videsh Superfast' is a part of Zee News' important news bulletins in which we cover all the important news.

Dec 12, 2022, 08:30 AM IST

DNA: Very special and unique pictures of the moon

The Orion spacecraft of the American space agency NASA has returned to Earth after orbiting the moon. During this, he has also taken pictures of the dark side of the moon.

Dec 06, 2022, 23:46 PM IST

Artemis I Moon mission: NASA's Big Next-Generation Rocketship will launch on THIS DATE- Details here

NASA will make a third attempt to launch the ambitious Artemis-1 mission to the Moon on November 14, details below.

Oct 13, 2022, 15:30 PM IST

NASA's new spacesuits may be equipped with built-in toilets

While Orion will certainly be equipped with a toilet, the new spacesuit is being designed to help astronauts survive in case of emergencies for up to six days.

Feb 21, 2018, 17:02 PM IST

NASA's first SLS rocket launch faces delay until 2020

This mission, known as Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is a critical flight test for the agency's human deep space exploration goals. 

Nov 09, 2017, 15:41 PM IST

Vice President Mike Pence visits NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, gets an insider's look at America's multi-user spaceport

The Vice President started his visit at Shuttle Landing Facility, the former space shuttle landing strip now leased and operated by Space Florida. 

Jul 07, 2017, 09:38 AM IST

NASA's Orion spacecraft strikes off another milestone, performs well in safety tests!

 While engineers are just getting started analysing the data, the test verified that the motor can fire within milliseconds when needed and will work as expected under high temperatures, according to NASA.

Jun 18, 2017, 14:48 PM IST

Technical and budget challenges may delay Mars spacecraft's first mission, says NASA

It cites delays in the development of the Orion service module, provided by the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as technical risks from changes in the design of the capsule's heat shield.

Apr 14, 2017, 21:30 PM IST

Manned mission to Mars and beyond: Donald Trump signs NASA bill to send humans to Red Planet by 2033

The bill, known as the NASA Transition Authorization Act, authorised $19.5 billion budget in spending for NASA for the fiscal year 2017.

Mar 22, 2017, 11:10 AM IST

NASA may send astronauts back to Moon during Donald Trump's first term in office

US President Donald Trump seems to have taken a great interest in upcoming space explorations, particularly, in manned lunar landing mission.

Mar 14, 2017, 09:14 AM IST

NASA teams up with ESA to send humans to Moon by 2021

The European Space Agency (ESA) and aerospace company Airbus have agreed with NASA to build a module for a second, manned mission that will fly around the moon as early as 2021, which will be launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.

 

Feb 10, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

Journey to Mars: NASA invites media, social media to June deep space rocket booster test

SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch astronauts on missions to explore multiple destinations on the journey to Mars.

May 19, 2016, 12:08 PM IST

NASA upgrades Orion's thermal protection system for next mission

It consists of the spacecraft’s main heat shield that faces into the atmosphere on re-entry to slow the spaceship down and also the grid of tiles known as the back shell.

Nov 20, 2015, 18:15 PM IST

First manned flight to deeper space may be delayed to 2023

The first manned flight of the ambitious Orion spacecraft that will help humans land on Mars and other distant worlds may be delayed by two years to 2023, the US space agency announced.

Sep 17, 2015, 19:18 PM IST