Artemis 2 Set Out to Prove Orion Could Handle Deep Space. Here’s How It Delivered
NASA is a 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for the Orion spacecraft’s stellar performance during the Artemis 2 mission, the first to send humans back to the Moon since the Apollo era. The question Can Orion’s life support systems keep astronauts alive for 10 days with no safety net, and can NASA’s redesigned reentry trajectory protect the crew during their return? The results On April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, propelling the Orion spacecraft to orbit.
- ▪NASA is a 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for the Orion spacecraft’s stellar performance during the Artemis 2 mission, the first to send humans back to the Moon since the Apollo era.
- ▪The question Can Orion’s life support systems keep astronauts alive for 10 days with no safety net, and can NASA’s redesigned reentry trajectory protect the crew during their return?
- ▪The results On April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, propelling the Orion spacecraft to orbit.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:20:35 +0000 |
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NASA is a 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for the Orion spacecraft’s stellar performance during the Artemis 2 mission, the first to send humans back to the Moon since the Apollo era. The question Can Orion’s life support systems keep astronauts alive for 10 days with no safety net, and can NASA’s redesigned reentry trajectory protect the crew during their return? The results On April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, propelling the Orion spacecraft to orbit. The capsule carried the most precious cargo any spacecraft can harbor: human lives—the first astronauts charged with returning to the Moon in over 50 years. This mission, Artemis 2, was Orion’s first crewed test flight. The stakes couldn’t have been higher.
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