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 - NASA
Jul 18, 2023 · The Orion spacecraft is built by NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin. It is currently the only spacecraft capable of crewed deep space flight and highspeed return to Earth from the vicinity of the Moon.
Artemis I - NASA
All eyes will be on the historic Launch Complex 39B when the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lift off for the first time from NASA's modernized Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I will be the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to build a long-term human presence at the Moon for decades to come.
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.
Orion's Missions - NASA
Dec 16, 2024 · NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop launches the agency’s Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16 from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Moon …
Orion Spacecraft – Artemis - NASA Blogs
Jan 10, 2025 · The only rocket that can send the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon on a single launch is the Space Launch System. Its core stage provides more than two million pounds of thrust and the whole rocket provides 8.8 million pounds of thrust to launch Artemis II to the Moon.
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 Spacecraft Fact Sheets - NASA
Apr 10, 2024 · Learn about the tremendous effort put forth to launch Orion into orbit, and the challenges that will be faced as Orion is prepared for flight.
10 Years Ago: Orion Flies its First Mission - NASA
Dec 5, 2024 · Orion launched on a Delta-IV Heavy booster, flying to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth. The 4.5-hour uncrewed mission demonstrated Orion’s space-worthiness, tested the spacecraft’s heat shield during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, and proved the capsule’s recovery systems.
Space Launch System (SLS) - NASA
Oct 7, 2024 · Combining power and capability, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and Artemis. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch.