Space Launch System

NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday.

NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California

NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading home.

NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday.

NASA began fueling its new moon rocket early Monday for liftoff on a test flight to put a crew capsule into lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years.