Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Dec 4, 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 space travel, and provide safe …
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 that is paired with a European Service Module (ESM) manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space .
Meet NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Jul 7, 2022 · 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.
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top …
6 days ago · The Artemis 1 mission that launched on Nov. 16, 2022 saw NASA's Orion spacecraft fly 1.4 million miles around the moon and back — the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has ever gone — and ...
Artemis I - NASA
Orion’s European Service Module, provided by ESA (European Space Agency), is the powerhouse that fuels and propels the spacecraft in space. It provides propulsion, thermal control, and electrical power generated by solar arrays.
Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Jul 18, 2023 · 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.
Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide - BBC
Nov 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...
Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission - NASA
Dec 17, 2024 · The Orion Environmental Test Article with Launch Abort System installed moves to the Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility, the most powerful spacecraft acoustic test chamber in the world, on Sept. 9, 2024, at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
Orion’s Fiery Return Sparks Urgent Heat Shield Overhaul at NASA
4 days ago · At 12:40 p.m. EST, December 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon.Seen here is NASA’s Landing and Recovery team, U.S. Navy and Department of Defense partners recovering the Orion spacecraft aboard the USS Portland off the coast of California.
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.