Washington state native leads NASA’s Orion program for Artemis missions to the Moon

NASA’s Orion program is being led by a Washington state native who is helping shape the next phase of the agency’s push to ...

Orion crew safely back on Earth following historic lunar flyby

Four astronauts and their Orion space capsule arrive home after record-setting 700,000-mile journey to the moon and back ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Artemis moon mission a 4-year endeavor for Brainerd grad

Branelle (Cibuzar) Rodriguez, a 2000 BHS graduate, is a NASA engineer and Orion Program spacecraft vehicle manager for the Artemis program. Branelle Rodriguez crouches inside an Orion spacecraft ...
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Oak Ridge expert to discuss planetary imaging at ORION program

John Cliff from Oak Ridge National Laboratory will discuss planetary imaging and 'lucky imaging' at the ORION program.
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Artemis II nears splashdown as NASA backers hail a "golden age"

The Orion capsule punched through Earth’s atmosphere at Mach 33 on April 10, 2026, trailing a fireball visible from the Southern California coast, and hit the Pacific Ocean off San Diego at 5:07 p.m.
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Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry but will require redesign

Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the ...