NASA’s New Spacecraft: Orion

The Orion spacecraft will launch aboard the Space Launch System
(SLS). Together they will serve as our nation’s next generation
exploration vehicles transporting transport humans to asteroids,
the moon, Lagrange points –– and ultimately to Mars.

Drawing from more than 50 years of

spaceflight research and experience, Orion features
dozens of technology innovations and advancements such as
unique life support, propulsion, thermal protection and avionics systems.
These advanced systems will support long-duration deep space missions, and
bring future crews home safely.

The spacecraft includes a crew module, a service module, a spacecraft connector, and a
launch abort system which ensures the safety of the crew during an emergency on the launch
pad or during ascent. The crew module can support up to four astronauts for short or
long-duration spaceflight missions. The service module is the powerhouse that fuels and
propels the spacecraft. It also stores the life-sustaining air and water that astronauts
need during space travel. Additionally, the service module’s structure will provide
areas to mount scientific experiments and cargo.

The Orion and SLS will take astronauts farther into the solar system than
ever before, continuing America’s journey of discovery.

To learn more about human spaceflight at NASA visit:

www.nasa.gov/exploration

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MULTI-PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE

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70 ton Space Launch System

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