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Orion Spacecraft Fact Sheets

Learn more about the spacecraft returning humans to the Moon.

In the bottom right, Earth is approximately three fourths illuminated, with white clouds swirling over its blue oceans. Above, Orion has extended a solar array wing, attached to the European Service Module. Earth and the white and metallic grey Orion are surrounded by the darkness of space.

Orion Spacecraft

Orion Spacecraft Overview

Read NASA's Orion spacecraft overview.

Orion Quick Facts

Learn about Orion by the numbers.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during Post Insertion and Deorbit Preparation training at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. The crew practiced getting the Orion spacecraft configured once in orbit, how to make it habitable, and suited up in their entry pressure suits to prepare for their return from the Moon.

Life Inside Orion

Learn more about the systems inside Orion that will ensure the crew can live, work, and stay healthy on their journey to the Moon.

The Artemis II crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, completing Post Insertion and Deorbit Preparation training at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. The crew practiced getting the Orion spacecraft configured once in orbit, how to make it habitable, and suited up in their entry pressure suits to prepare for their return from the Moon.

The Roles of the Artemis II Crew

Learn how the crew will be positioned during launch and landing inside Orion and what each will do during the mission.

Orion Launch Abort System

Learn more about Orion's launch abort system, designed to protect astronauts if a problem arises during launch or ascent.

Orion's Service Module

Learn more about Orion’s service module, the powerhouse of the spacecraft.

Orion Recovery Operations

Learn more about how Orion is recovered after splashdown.

Launching Orion into Space

Learn about the tremendous effort put forth to launch Orion into orbit, and the challenges that will be faced as Orion is prepared for flight.

Orion and Space Launch System Spinoffs

Read about some of the many spinoffs that have come from Orion and the Space Launch System.

Orion: Types of Radiation in Space

Read more about how scientists and engineers are working to develop methods to prepare Orion and crew for the effects of radiation exposure.

Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1)

EFT-1 Press Kit

View the press kit for Orion's first test flight.

Orion First Test Flight

Learn more about the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission.

Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2)

AA-2 Overview

Learn more about AA-2, a test flight of Orion's launch abort system.

AA-2 Press Kit

View the press kit for the AA-2 test flight.

AA-2 Flight Test

Read more about AA-2.

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