An overview of the Orion spacecraft's design. (Image credit: NASA) The Orion spacecraft consists of a gumdrop-shaped capsule and service module , which together are about 26 feet (8 meters) long ...

19K. In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta” Critical Design Review (CDR) of the crewed spacecraft configuration that will first fly on Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2).

And this is a brand-new heat shield design. ... NASA tested a boilerplate version of the Orion spacecraft in December 2014, launching it to an altitude of nearly 6,000 km.

See what makes the space agency's next-generation spacecraft so special. — -- Orion is not your granddaddy's spacecraft. Think of it as an Apollo spacecraft on steroids, and the spacecraft of ...

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Passes Significant Design Milestone. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 09 / 090901150557.htm ...

After multiple delays pushed back the Orion spacecraft launch Thursday morning, NASA postponed the event, setting a new target window beginning at 7:05 a.m. EST Friday. Wind conditions and a boat ...

Space.com talked with NASA astronaut Stanley Love to discuss how he and others are working to design a spacecraft cockpit for the digital age.

Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft performance and will help guide deep-space human spaceflight. The uncrewed ...

The space agency paid tribute to leaders past and present — and found a way to fly Frank Sinatra ... NASA says Lundquist helped oversee the design, development and testing of the Orion spacecraft.

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