Orion

The Orion spacecraft is a NASA-developed spacecraft designed to take humans to the Moon and beyond. As part of NASA's Artemis program, the Orion spacecraft is being tested and prepared for its first crewed mission around the Moon. Recent news articles highlight the progress of the Artemis II mission, which aims to launch astronauts on a 685,000-mile round trip that will end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The mission is significant because it marks the first time humans will return to the Moon in over 50 years and paves the way for future lunar missions. The Orion spacecraft's successful completion of this mission would be a major milestone for NASA's Artemis program, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028.