AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
A crew spacecraft from launch escape to ocean recovery
Follow Orion’s connected modules, resource budgets, abort testing and entry investigations, including dated Artemis II evidence.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Orion after the uncrewed Artemis I splashdown on December 11, 2022. Recovery completes a journey that depends on both spacecraft systems and the teams meeting it at sea. Display image resized and compressed.
NASA/Josh Valcarcel · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From launch thrust to a verified mission trajectory
Follow stations, transport and international cooperation
Orion
A crew spacecraft from launch escape to ocean recovery
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
The round trip between orbit and the lunar surface
An orbital outpost design and a changing lunar strategy
One suggested order from the foundations to Orion. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
Then: Orion →
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