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Artemis program crewed spacecraft
The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists
Orion_(spacecraft)
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
Supporters of Project Orion felt that it had potential for cheap interplanetary travel. From Project Longshot to Project Daedalus, Mini-Mag Orion, and other proposals
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
analysis. The Orion Asteroid Mission was a proposed NASA mission to a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) which would use the standard Orion spacecraft, and a landing
Constellation_program
2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
the Space Launch System (SLS), and the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity by the four-person crew. The mission was a test flight
Artemis_II
Planned lander spacecraft component of NASA's cancelled Project Constellation
announced a proposal to cancel the Constellation program (except the Orion spacecraft), to be replaced with a re-scoped program, effective with the U.S.
Altair_(spacecraft)
Topics referred to by the same term
Project Orion may refer to: Project Orion (nuclear propulsion), a U.S. Air Force study for a nuclear-powered spacecraft Orion (laser), built in the UK
Project_Orion
2022 uncrewed Moon-orbiting NASA mission
carrying the Orion spacecraft separated and performed a trans-lunar injection before releasing Orion and deploying ten CubeSat satellites. Orion completed
Artemis_I
Soviet ultraviolet spectrograph series
The Orion space telescopes were a series of two instruments flown aboard Soviet spacecraft during the 1970s to conduct ultraviolet spectroscopy of stars
Orion_(space_telescope)
NASA-led lunar exploration program
originating from the canceled Constellation program, including the Orion spacecraft (paired with the European Service Module) and booster upgrades initially
Artemis_program
Type of spacecraft orbit
orbit, followed by NASA's Orion Spacecraft during the Artemis 1 mission which entered in November 2022. Two more CNSA spacecraft, DRO A and B, attempted
Distant_retrograde_orbit
Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
rather than a lunar landing. Four astronauts will launch aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Kennedy Space Center in
Artemis_III
Planned spaceflight mission
Once it is ready, a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will launch an Orion spacecraft carrying the four astronaut crew members. With Starship, both vehicles
Artemis_IV
Proposed family of US super heavy-lift launch vehicles
planned Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, itself topped by the planned Launch Abort System. Cargo, whether carried behind the Orion spacecraft or alone
DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket Family
DIRECT_&_Jupiter_Rocket_Family
Person or thing after which something is named
British peerage title Toponymy – Study of place names "Orion Spacecraft - Nasa Orion Spacecraft". aerospaceguide.net. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original
Eponym
Nonfunctional spacecraft or payload
Constellation program and ongoing Artemis program used boilerplate Orion spacecraft for various testing. Mercury boilerplates were manufactured "in-house"
Boilerplate_(spaceflight)
2014 unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft by NASA
as Orion Flight Test 1 or OFT-1) was a technology demonstration mission and the first flight test of the crew module portion of the Orion spacecraft. Without
Exploration_Flight_Test-1
Planned reusable crewed spacecraft
lunar operations. It is similar in function to the US Orion or Commercial Crew Development spacecraft. The PPTS project was started following a failed attempt
Orel_(spacecraft)
Compact exercise device used aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft
missions. The device supports a range of physical activities on a spacecraft such as Orion, where large-scale exercise equipment is impractical due to volume
Orion flywheel exercise device
Orion_flywheel_exercise_device
Launch abort modes used by the Orion spacecraft
The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion MPCV) is equipped with a launch escape system, also known as a launch abort system (LAS). Orion has several
Orion_abort_modes
Renewed 21st-century competition in space exploration
the Artemis program in 2017, centered on the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft; long-term NASA probes explored the Martian surface, Jupiter, and Saturn
New_Space_Race
Primary power and propulsion component of the Orion spacecraft
European Service Module (ESM) is the service module component of the Orion spacecraft, serving as its primary power and propulsion component until it is
European_Service_Module
Photograph of Earth by Reid Wiseman
photograph of Earth taken by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission, published on April 3, 2026. The photo
Hello,_World_(photograph)
Hypergolic orbital maneuvering engines used on NASA's Space Shuttle
liquid-propellant rocket engines used on the Space Shuttle and the Orion spacecraft. Designed and manufactured in the United States by Aerojet, the system
Orbital_Maneuvering_System
NASA super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used in the Artemis Program
for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to launch the four-person Orion spacecraft. The rocket first launched in November 2022, carrying the uncrewed
Space_Launch_System
Fifth orbital flight of the Artemis program
proposed as the program's third lunar landing mission, sending an Orion spacecraft with four astronauts to the now-cancelled Lunar Gateway space station
Artemis_V
under the Orion test program and the following up Artemis program. These were planned to test the launch escape system of the Orion spacecraft on the launchpad
List of Constellation missions
List_of_Constellation_missions
American astronaut and physician (born 1949)
Fisher christened the Viking Orion cruise ship, named after the Orion constellation and in recognition of NASA's Orion spacecraft, in which she was extensively
Anna_Lee_Fisher
Canceled NASA rocket key to Project Constellation
and human-rated Ares I rocket for the launching of the 4–6 person Orion spacecraft. Both rockets, deemed safer than the then-current Space Shuttle, would
Ares_V
Stage would've awaited an Orion Spacecraft to launch and rendezvous with the spacecraft before the EDS sends it and Orion to the Moon with a crew of
List_of_crewed_spacecraft
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Orion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orion may refer to: Orion (constellation), named after the mythical hunter Orion (mythology), a hunter
Orion
Spacecraft and payload processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
1994 or 1995 and used for spacecraft and payload processing. Prior to being assigned the role of processing the Orion spacecraft, the MPPF was used to process
Multi-Payload Processing Facility
Multi-Payload_Processing_Facility
Feature on the moon
the historic mission by naming it after Integrity, the Artemis II Orion spacecraft. It was named just moments after the crew set the record for the farthest
Integrity_(crater)
Heat dissipating material
material for its Orion spacecraft first for the initial Orion test and then for a different type of heat shield for the later Orions. The Avcoat used
AVCOAT
fictional spacecraft, starships and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in notable published works of fiction. The term "spacecraft" is
List_of_fictional_spacecraft
Russian expendable freighter spacecraft
The design is adopted as the Service Module of the Orion spacecraft. NASA's planned Orion spacecraft was initially designed to have an uncrewed variant
Progress_(spacecraft)
Proposed launch escape system for the Orion spacecraft
90° intervals within the Orion's bullet-shaped fairing. The fairing was originally designed to protect the Orion spacecraft from aerodynamic stresses
Max_Launch_Abort_System
(Artemis II) Apollo program Artemis program Saturn V Command and Service Module Lunar Module Orion (spacecraft) Lunar Roving Vehicle Exploration of the Moon
List of people who have flown to the Moon
List_of_people_who_have_flown_to_the_Moon
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
to launch both Orion and other necessary hardware. Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, launched on December
Space_Shuttle_program
American space and aeronautics agency
Commercial Resupply Services. NASA also leads the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis program. NASA collaborates
NASA
Test of the Launch Abort System of NASA's Orion spacecraft
was a test of the launch escape system (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The test followed Orion's Pad Abort-1 test in 2010 and Exploration Flight Test-1
Ascent_Abort-2
Lunar lander variant of SpaceX Starship
tanker spacecraft before boosting itself into a lunar near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). There, it will rendezvous with a crewed Orion spacecraft that
Starship_HLS
2011 novel by Andy Weir
Presentation, Long Form at the same event. On December 5, 2014, the Orion spacecraft took the cover page of The Martian script on the first test flight
The_Martian_(Weir_novel)
NASA spacecraft design
held to design a spacecraft that could carry humans to the destinations envisioned by the plan. The winning design was the Orion spacecraft. Although it was
Crew_Exploration_Vehicle
Historic American spaceflight facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Lockheed Martin became the operator of the facility for Orion production. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis I completed its assembly in this location and
Operations and Checkout Building
Operations_and_Checkout_Building
Physician and NASA astronaut
as deep space missions to destinations including the Moon on NASA's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Menon flew on Soyuz MS-29, which launched
Anil_Menon
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
apolune of 70,000 km (43,000 mi) occurring over the south pole. The Orion spacecraft would then dock with Starship HLS and two of its four crew would transfer
SpaceX_Starship
Chinese deep-space crewed spacecraft in development
support. Its role is similar to the operational US Orion and projected Russian Orel lunar spacecraft. The lunar landing version is designed to enter lunar
Mengzhou_(spacecraft)
Photograph of Earth from the Artemis II mission
the first woman to travel near the Moon, through the window of the Orion spacecraft Integrity, and later processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Earthset
Space launch vehicle concept
The second HLV was to place an Orion spacecraft and crew to trans-lunar injection. The 20 metric ton Orion spacecraft would remain attached to the upper
Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
Shuttle-Derived_Heavy_Lift_Launch_Vehicle
American engineer and launch director
countdown and liftoff of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft during its first flight test, called Artemis I, as well as its first
Charlie_Blackwell-Thompson
NASA rocket manufacturing complex in Michoud, New Orleans
rocket and by Lockheed Martin to build the pressure vessel of the Orion spacecraft. The facility was originally constructed in 1940 at the village of
Michoud_Assembly_Facility
Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications,
Spacecraft
American aerospace executive (born 1983)
for Artemis II and III using the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, he questioned the long timelines and high costs of these systems,
Jared_Isaacman
Operating division of Lockheed Martin
military satellites, space probes, missile defense systems, NASA's Orion spacecraft, and the Space Shuttle external tank. The Lockheed Missile Systems
Lockheed_Martin_Space
support of the Artemis program. These include two crewed launches of the Orion spacecraft. In 2012, Skylab II was proposed by an engineer working with NASA's
List of Space Launch System launches
List_of_Space_Launch_System_launches
American astronaut (born 1933)
(Artemis II) Apollo program Artemis program Saturn V Command and Service Module Lunar Module Orion (spacecraft) Lunar Roving Vehicle Exploration of the Moon
Fred_Haise
US Navy amphibious transport ship
ship's sponsor. In August 2013, Arlington conducted trials with NASA's Orion spacecraft. In October 2015, Arlington embarked upon her maiden deployment to
USS_Arlington_(LPD-24)
Topics referred to by the same term
Lockheed Orion or Lockheed Martin Orion may refer to: Lockheed Model 9 Orion (1931), a single engine airliner Lockheed P-3 Orion (1959), a maritime patrol
Lockheed_Orion
Keeper-class coastal buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard
NASA's Orion spacecraft is designed to return to earth by splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. While under normal circumstances, the spacecraft would be
USCGC_Harry_Claiborne
Type of spacecraft
be the first crewed lunar landing in over 50 years, utilizing the Orion spacecraft. The planned landing site is the lunar south pole, with the mission
Lander_(spacecraft)
Fault in a computer system that presents different symptoms to different observers
triplex with an interstage of accomplish Byzantine resilience. The Orion spacecraft utilizes self-checking pairs to detect and mask Byzantine faults. In
Byzantine_fault
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
with NASA on the Artemis programme, especially manufacturing of the Orion spacecraft's European Service Module (ESM). ESA launches and operates uncrewed
European_Space_Agency
Former NASA program
the Orion spacecraft, the $800 million COTS investment resulted in "two new U.S. medium-class launch vehicles and two automated cargo spacecraft". After
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
Commercial_Orbital_Transportation_Services
Canceled NASA rocket key to the Constellation program
"Crew Launch Vehicle" (CLV). NASA planned to use Ares I to launch Orion, the spacecraft intended for NASA human spaceflight missions after the Space Shuttle
Ares_I
NASA program for launch vehicle support
rockets and spacecraft. The program supports NASA’s human spaceflight initiatives, including the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion spacecraft used in
Exploration_Ground_Systems
Topics referred to by the same term
Ascent Abort-2, a 2019 flight test of the launch abort system of NASA's Orion spacecraft This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title
AA2
American reconnaissance satellite
observers have identified USA-223 as an Orion satellite; the seventh in the Magnum/Orion series. Orion spacecraft are used for electronic signals intelligence
USA-223
Planned lunar habitat module
during this procedure the Orion spacecraft would separate from the US, after which the EUS rotates away from the Orion spacecraft to allow for the jettison
Lunar_I-Hab
System to get the crew to safety if a rocket launch fails
spacesuit), although only when the shuttle was in a controlled glide. The Orion spacecraft, which was developed to follow the Space Shuttle program, uses a Mercury
Launch_escape_system
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust. It originated as Project Orion with support from DARPA, after
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Planned full pressure space suit system
reducing space on board the relatively small (by current standards) Orion spacecraft, and at the same time, would protect the astronauts during launch,
Constellation_Space_Suit
Former proposed design for a crewed spacecraft for low Earth orbit operations
agency NASA declined the ESA’s request to participate in the American Orion spacecraft project. Meanwhile the ESA had been in talks with the FKA aimed at
CSTS
Deck of amphibious warfare ships
testing program for NASA's Orion spacecraft, in 2013 and 2014 USS Arlington and USS Anchorage used their well decks to recover Orion capsules after splashdown
Well_dock
U.S. defense contractor
the company's Closeout Crew strapped the four astronauts into the Orion spacecraft and sealed the hatch before liftoff, and an Amentum-led recovery team
Amentum_Holdings
Defunct American aerospace and defence company
a major supplier to international space programs, including NASA's Orion spacecraft. List of aircraft propeller manufacturers LucasVarity Pratt & Whitney
UTC_Aerospace_Systems
Historic launch pad operated by NASA since 1969
the largest and most powerful launch vehicle, which would propel Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. Launch Complex 39B's inaugural launch in May 1969 was also
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39B
US Navy amphibious transport dock ship
whether they wanted Orion to land on the ground or in the water," Andy Quiett, Detachment 3 deputy operations lead for the Orion program and Department
USS_Anchorage_(LPD-23)
Lunar landers for the Artemis program
vehicle to reach lunar orbit for rendezvous with Orion. In the mission concept, a NASA Orion spacecraft would carry a NASA crew to the lander, where they
Human_Landing_System
US deep space exploration programs
mission profile. Credit: NASA [...] The Artemis 1 mission will send the Orion spacecraft into a distant retrograde lunar orbit and back... Clark, Stephen (February
List_of_Artemis_missions
missions, like in the Artemis program and the Orion spacecraft. It was launched to ISS on a Dragon spacecraft on July 25, 2019, and began continuous operations
Spacecraft_Atmosphere_Monitor
Passage of an object through the gases of an atmosphere from outer space
for Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield Archived November 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, 2009-04-07, accessed 2011-01-02. "Flightglobal.com NASA's Orion heat
Atmospheric_entry
American semiconductor company
space applications including the Mars rover, Hubble Space Telescope, Orion (spacecraft). 1983 - NCR founded their CETC (Component Evaluation Technology Center)
Integra_Technologies
Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency
major component for the Orion crewed spacecraft. NASA’s Artemis I launched on November 16, 2022, carried the Orion spacecraft with the European Service
Automated_Transfer_Vehicle
Digital single-lens reflex camera
Artemis II lunar flyby in 2026 had two of these cameras aboard their Orion spacecraft. Hello, World and Earthset, the first human-taken photographs of the
Nikon_D5
Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship
for Next Round of Orion Recovery Tests". NASA. Retrieved 11 December 2018. Herridge, Linda (24 September 2014). "Third Round of Orion Underway Recovery
USNS_Salvor
Topics referred to by the same term
Orion 2 or Orion-2 may refer to: Orion 2, a space telescope flown in 1973 aboard the Soyuz 13 spacecraft Orión-2, a sounding rocket from Argentina, used
Orion_2
Capsule or craft used to evacuate base or vehicle in case of emergency
Apollo spacecraft launch Space Shuttle abort modes – NASA Space Shuttle safety procedures Orion abort modes – Launch abort modes used by the Orion spacecraft
Escape_pod
US Navy amphibious-transport ship
April 10, 2026, USS John P. Murtha was the recovery vessel for the Orion spacecraft Integrity and its crew during the Artemis II mission. Captain Erik
USS_John_P._Murtha
List of space missions by NASA
and was launched as a test of the completed Orion and SLS system. During the mission, an uncrewed Orion capsule spent 10 days in a distant retrograde
List_of_NASA_missions
Concept lunar lander for Artemis program
2024, which became the Artemis Program. Both proposals are based on Orion spacecraft's hardware, and are designed to take astronauts from the Lunar Gateway
Lockheed_Martin_Lunar_Lander
Topics referred to by the same term
Ethosuximide, an antiepileptic drug European Service Module, part of the Orion spacecraft Event sampling methodology Experience sampling method Colonel Carlos
ESM
Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
fleet by 2010 in favor of the Constellation program and its crewed Orion spacecraft. The Constellation program was later canceled with the NASA Authorization
Space_Shuttle_Columbia
Hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet
Maneuvering System, and on the European Service Module – part of NASA's Orion spacecraft. Many AJ10 engine variations were developed over the years, summarized
AJ10
Strangelove. The novel by Arthur C. Clarke has references to the Orion drive. An Orion spaceship features prominently in the science fiction novel Footfall
List of stories featuring nuclear pulse propulsion
List_of_stories_featuring_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Area in the South Pacific Ocean where spacecraft have been routinely deposited
The spacecraft cemetery, also known as spacecraft graveyard or spacecraft junkyard, known more formally as the South Pacific Ocean(ic) Uninhabited Area—is
Spacecraft_cemetery
Israeli-American start-up
payloads onboard NASA's Artemis 1 mission, which launched an uncrewed Orion spacecraft in a Moon-orbiting trajectory on November 16, 2022, as part of the
StemRad
Type of partially hollowed-out structure
2016-06-06. Kyle, Ed (Jan 26, 2014). "Progress on NASA's Space Launch System and Orion". Space Launch Report. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved
Isogrid
Topics referred to by the same term
Former name of Artemis 1, Exploration Mission-1, a mission for NASA's Orion spacecraft Olympus OM-D E-M1, a compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
EM1
British theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)
he worked for General Atomics on the nuclear-powered Orion spacecraft. He hoped Project Orion would put men on Mars by 1965, and Saturn by 1970. For
Freeman_Dyson
American aerospace, defense, security, and technology company
program Lockheed Martin Space UGM-133 Trident II ballistic missile Orion spacecraft Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared GPS Block III hypersonic
Lockheed_Martin
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