Orion (spacecraft)
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The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists of a crew module, a space capsule built by Lockheed M
Photo of Orion taken during the flight of Artemis II
The crew of Artemis II training inside an Orion mock-up in January 2025
Annotated photo of the Orion mock-up, outfitted to fully simulate a crewed mission, 2021
Testing of Orion's parachute system
Artemis program
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The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo pro
An artist's rendering of the lunar module (left) and Orion spacecraft envisioned during the Constellation program
The Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean, following the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission
Orion capsule shortly after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022.
Official crew portrait, clockwise from left: Koch, Glover, Hansen and Wiseman