spacecraft

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He singled out the Orion spacecraft - named Integrity - and the Space Launch System as a symbol of what international partnership can still produce.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Artemis III will launch a crew into low Earth orbit and evaluate the rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and SpaceX or Blue Origin’s landers—or both of those vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Artemis II focused on putting the Orion spacecraft through its paces — primarily by testing its life support systems and piloting the spacecraft for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan