Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Nov 19, 2024 · Four astronauts will venture around the Moon in Orion on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. A detailed overview of the design, development, testing, and engineering of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
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's Missions - NASA
Nov 19, 2024 · Learn more about the Orion spacecraft’s different flights. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon to test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with crew.
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
Nov 16, 2022 · Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ...
Highlights and Video From NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission …
Dec 11, 2022 · NASA’s Orion capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean, concluding a successful test flight to the moon with no crew aboard. Suspended under parachutes, an astronaut capsule without astronauts made a...
NASA Artemis Moon Mission Completes Flyby With Orion …
Nov 21, 2022 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft caught a glimpse of the moon’s far side on Sunday. Before the flyby, a camera on Orion provided sharp video of the moon growing ever larger as the spacecraft...
Orion Successfully Completes Lunar Flyby, Re-acquires Signal with …
Nov 21, 2022 · Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. EST with a firing of the orbital maneuvering system engine for 2 minutes and 30 seconds to accelerate the spacecraft at a rate of more than 580 mph.
Artemis 1's Orion capsule snaps close-up photos of the moon
Nov 24, 2022 · The moon looks spectacular in images captured by NASA's Orion spacecraft as it cruised just 81.1 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface during the Artemis 1 mission's closest approach...
Follow Orion's trip to the moon with NASA Artemis 1 tracking …
Nov 17, 2022 · Watch the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft during its moon journey, or download the tracking information for use in data visualizations or other applications.
Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft enters orbit around the moon
Nov 25, 2022 · NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is now orbiting the moon. Orion had been making its circuitous way to Earth's nearest neighbor since launching last Wednesday (Nov. 16) on NASA's Artemis 1...