Orion (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
WEBOrion (Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or Orion MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA 's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed Martin and the European Service Module (ESM) manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space.
Orion Spacecraft - NASA
WEBMar 1, 2024 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.
Meet NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Meet NASA’s Orion Spacecraft. On NASA’s Artemis missions, a unique spacecraft will take flight. Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft built for humans, is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a key part of eventually sending them on to Mars.
Orion Overview - NASA
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Orion Overview - NASA. About Orion. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System.
Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide - BBC
WEBNov 10, 2021 · Orion is Nasa's new spaceship for humans, designed to visit destinations such as the Moon and Mars. Here's our guide to America's replacement for the space shuttle. When astronauts return...
Artemis 1’s Orion capsule returned safely to Earth. What’s next?
WEBDec 12, 2022 · NASA’s Orion passenger space capsule has passed a huge test, splashing down intact in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on December 11. The successful splashdown caps the complex and...
Orion Spacecraft – Artemis - NASA Blogs
WEBNASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission was lifted out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28 inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Orion – Follow the Progress of NASA's New Spacecraft for …
WEBOrion is a critical component for NASA’s deep space exploration plans. During Artemis I, the spacecraft will launch on the most powerful rocket in the world and fly farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown – 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon over the course of about a three-week mission.
Artemis I - NASA
WEBORION SPACECRAFT. Next generation spacecraft, designed for the demands of human missions to deep space. CREW AND SERVICE MODULE HEIGHT — 26 feet. PRESSURIZED VOLUME — 690.6 ft3. MASS TO THE MOON — 53,000 pounds. RETURN MASS AT LANDING — 18,200 pounds. Learn More. - TAKE A 360 TOUR -
Orion spacecraft: NASA's next-gen capsule for astronauts | Space
WEBApr 3, 2022 · The Orion spacecraft (more formally, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle) is NASA's vehicle of choice to take astronauts to the moon, a future lunar space station and potentially, on to Mars.