It controls Orion’s attitude, or the direction the spacecraft is pointing. If the crew wants to point Orion’s nose left, the RHC is twisted left – for nose right, they will twist the RHC right.

Ever wondered how to fly a spacecraft? Well, you’re in luck then, as NASA has just shared a video with lots of juicy details on how to fly the Orion spacecraft. Orion has already traveled around ...

During the Artemis II mission to the Moon, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover will take control and manually fly Orion for the first time, evaluating the handling qualities of the ...

Astronauts aboard Artemis II will manually pilot the Orion spacecraft during its flight around the Moon. While the spacecraft is primarily autonomous, crew members will test its handling to prepare ...

Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans. Credit: NASA After a comprehensive 11-month testing stint in Ohio, the Artemis I Orion crew module, now the Orion ETA, is ...

as proven by the Artemis 1 mission which launched in late 2022 with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft flying around the moon and returning safely to the Earth. In addition, we have already built most ...

Formation Control: The methods and algorithms used to maintain specific relative positions and orientations of multiple spacecraft. Model Predictive Control (MPC): An advanced control strategy ...

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.