spacecraft

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The crew had to troubleshoot system hiccups on the Orion spacecraft before setting course for a lunar flyby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Artemis 2's objectives include verifying that both the rocket and the spacecraft are in working order in the hopes of paving the way for a return and Moon landing in 2028.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

This material was collected directly from Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and returned to Earth in September 2023.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

All of those spacecraft need to be operational in LEO by Feb. 10, 2035.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Reusable spacecraft, named after important ships in history, took people into space to explore, investigate, and build.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson