Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Mar 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.
Orion (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
Orion (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 Overview - NASA
Jun 26, 2024 · 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.
Orion Components - NASA
Feb 27, 2024 · The crew module is the pressurized part of the Orion spacecraft, sometimes referred to as the capsule, where crew will live and work on their journey to the Moon and back. The crew module can accommodate four crew members for up to 21 days, and provides a safe habitat through launch, on-orbit operations, landing, and recovery.
Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide - BBC News
Nov 10, 2021 · The conical shape of the capsule recalls the Apollo modules that visited the Moon half a century ago. That's no surprise - the physics of returning to Earth from space haven't changed. A...
NASA’s Orion Moon capsule splashes down! Here’s what’s next
Dec 12, 2022 · NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down safely off the coast of Mexico on 11 December, bringing a close to the first test flight of a new spaceship designed to carry people back to the Moon.
Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide - BBC
The conical shape of the capsule recalls the Apollo modules that visited the Moon half a century ago. That's no surprise - the physics of returning to Earth from space haven't changed. A...
Orion – Follow the Progress of NASA's New Spacecraft for …
Orion 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.
NASA's Orion capsule returns to Earth, capping Artemis I flight …
Dec 12, 2022 · Dec 11 (Reuters) - NASA's Orion capsule barreled through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the...
NASA's Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans ... - NPR
Nov 21, 2022 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in...