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Orion spacecraft
Crew exploration spacecraft
Orion is NASA's human-rated deep-space spacecraft for Artemis. It first flew around the Moon without crew on Artemis I, validating integrated systems and lunar-return , before carrying four astronauts on Artemis II.
Crewed spacecraft dossier
Vehicle record
- Prime contractor
- Lockheed Martin
- Operator
- NASA
- Crew capacity
- Four astronauts
- Major elements
- Crew module, European , and
- Mission role
- Launch crew from Earth, support deep-space transit, dock with other Artemis vehicles, and return crew to Earth
- Power and propulsion
- European Service Module provided by ESA
- Return system
- Ablative heat shield, parachutes, and ocean
- Flights
- Two integrated Artemis flights; one crewed flight through Artemis II
- First Artemis flight
- Artemis I, November 16-December 11, 2022
- First crewed flight
- Artemis II, April 1-10, 2026
- Latest completed flight
- Artemis II, April 1-10, 2026
- Status
- Active Artemis crew-transport spacecraft
People Who Flew Aboard This Spacecraft
Photo Archive
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