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.
What is Orion? - NASA
WEBDec 5, 2014 · Orion is NASA’s new spacecraft, built to take humans farther into space than they’ve ever gone before. It will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew and provide a safe return to Earth.
Artemis I - NASA
WEBNext 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 -
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 to...
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.
Peek inside NASA's Artemis 2 Orion moon capsule (photos) | Space
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · NASA released new pictures of the Orion spacecraft that will fly around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, which will lift off no earlier than September 2025 with four astronauts on board. The...
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for blazing return to Earth
WEBDec 8, 2022 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for blazing return to Earth. After a final buzz by the Moon, the Artemis I mission faces its biggest challenge: coming home. NASA’s Orion capsule is on a path ...
NASA Artemis I Splashdown - The New York Times
WEBDec 11, 2022 · The capsule and the Space Launch System, a giant new rocket, are key pieces of Artemis, which aims to land astronauts on the moon near its south pole as early as 2025.
NASA: Artemis II Crew
WEBApr 5, 2023 · Artemis II is NASA’s first mission with crew aboard our foundational deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and Orion spacecraft and will confirm all the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew …
New Horizons - NASA Science
WEBJan 19, 2006 · NASA's New Horizons spacecraft was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto up close, flying by the dwarf planet and its moons on July 14, 2015. In early 2019, New Horizons flew past its second major science target – Arrokoth (2014 MU69), the most distant object ever explored up close.
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