Explore Orion 1.0.3

The Orion spacecraft is a crewed spacecraft developed by Lockheed Martin for NASA's deep space exploration missions, including missions to the Moon and Mars.

Orion features advanced avionics, a state-of-the-art life support system, and a shielded structure for radiation protection, ensuring astronaut safety during long-duration space missions.

Orion is designed to support a crew of four astronauts for deep space missions and can be adapted to carry up to six in low Earth orbit.

Orion is intended for various missions including NASA's Artemis program to land humans on the Moon, as well as future crewed missions to Mars.

Orion is designed to be launched atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), which is a powerful rocket specifically developed for deep space exploration.

The first test flight of Orion, known as Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), took place on December 5, 2014.

Orion includes an automated launch escape system, advanced thermal protection, and a robust design to withstand the harsh conditions of space travel.

Orion uses high-frequency antennas and advanced communication systems to maintain contact with mission control during its journey.

The timeline includes Artemis I uncrewed flight scheduled in late 2021, followed by Artemis II with astronauts planned for 2023 and further Artemis missions in subsequent years.

While certain components of Orion are designed for reuse, such as the crew module for multiple flights, the spacecraft itself will have specific sections that are not reused after each mission.