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Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
jsc2007e00152 -- Ares I and Ares V + View Full-Res image
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JSC2007-E-00152 (January 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Ares I crew launch vehicle (right) and Ares V heavy cargo launch vehicle. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20962 -- Launch Abort System + View Full-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20962 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the ascent abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System (LAS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ascent abort tests will use ascent abort boosters purchased through the U.S. Air Force. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20963 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20963 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ascent abort tests will use ascent abort boosters purchased through the U.S. Air Force. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20964 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20964 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. In this image, the Launch Abort System is in powered flight immediately after separation from the ascent abort booster. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20965 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20965 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. In this image, the Launch Abort System is in powered flight immediately after separation from the ascent abort booster. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20966 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20966 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Launch Abort System attitude control motors hold proper attitude of the Crew Module prior to jettison. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20967 -- Crew module’s descent back to Earth under the drogue parachutes + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20967 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under the drogue parachutes that initiate the landing sequence. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20968 -- Crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20968 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes using air bags to help soften landings on dry land. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20969 -- Crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20969 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes using air bags to help soften landings on dry land. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20970 -- Crew module as it lands on Earth under its recovery parachutes + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20970 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's Launch Abort System and landing systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the crew module as it lands on Earth under its recovery parachutes (out of scene) using air bags to help soften landings on dry land. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20971 -- Orion boilerplate crew module test article + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20971 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a cut-away concept of the Orion boilerplate crew module test article that will be used in Launch Abort System and landing systems test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20974 -- Orion's design evolution + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20974 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a quick comparison chart of Orion's design evolution across the Orion 604, 605 and 606 configurations. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20975 -- Integrated Orion crew exploration vehicle + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20975 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents the integrated Orion crew exploration vehicle, which includes the launch abort system, crew module, service module and spacecraft adapter. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20977 -- Cut-away artist’s rendering of Orion crew exploration vehicle + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20977 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This pull-apart, cut-away artist's rendering represents the Orion crew exploration vehicle. From the left are a spacecraft adapter, service module with launch shrouds, crew module and launch abort system. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20978 -- Crew module of the Orion crew exploration vehicle + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20978 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents the crew module of the Orion crew exploration vehicle. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20979 -- Pressure shell and equipment bays + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20979 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents the crew module of the Orion crew exploration vehicle with the outer skin removed revealing the pressure shell and equipment bays. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20980 -- Equipment located between the outer shell and inner pressure vessel and internal layouts + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20980 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a cut-away concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's crew module showing the equipment located between the outer shell and inner pressure vessel and internal layouts. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20981 -- Cut-away concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle’s crew module + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20981 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a cut-away concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's crew module. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20982 -- Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20982 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20983 -- Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20983 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20984 -- Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20984 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20985 -- Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20985 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft approaching the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20986 -- Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20986 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20987 -- Orion crew exploration vehicle’s service module + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20987 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's service module. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20988 -- Service module cutaway + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20988 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This cut-away artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle's service module. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20989 -- Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20989 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion spacecraft docked to the International Space Station in Earth-orbit. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20991 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20991 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of a pad abort flight test of the Launch Abort System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20992 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20992 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of an abort flight test of the Launch Abort System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20993 -- Launch Abort System + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20993 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the Launch Abort System (LAS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This image shows the LAS separating from the Orion crew module. Image credit: NASA


jsc2007e20994 -- Orion crew module’s descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes + View High-Res Image
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JSC2007-E-20994 (May 2007) --- NASA's Constellation Program continues work on the development of the Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and prepare for future voyages to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This one-of-a-series artist's rendering represents a concept of the abort flight tests of the launch abort system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This concept shows the Orion crew module's descent back to Earth under its recovery parachutes. Image credit: NASA


jsc2006e43964 -- A concept of the Orion crew launch vehicle liftoff + View Full-Res JPG (268 Kb)
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JSC2006-E-43964 (Oct. 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and serve as the building blocks for trips to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew launch vehicle liftoff. The launch system that will take the crew to space is derived from a mixture of systems with heritage rooted in Apollo, space shuttle and commercial launch vehicle technology. Astronauts will launch on a rocket made up of a shuttle-derived solid rocket booster, with a second stage powered by a J2-X engine. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


jsc2006e43963 -- A concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle approaching the International Space Station + View Full-Res JPG (918 Kb)
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JSC2006-E-43963 (Oct. 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and be capable of delivering crews and cargo to the International Space Station. The new spacecraft will be similar in shape to the Apollo spacecraft, but significantly larger. The tried-and-true conical form is the safest and most reliable for re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle approaching the International Space Station in Earth orbit. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


jsc2006e43965 -- A concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in lunar orbit + View Full-Res JPG (760 Kb)
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JSC2006-E-43965 (Oct. 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and serve as the building blocks for trips to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. The new spacecraft will be similar in shape to the Apollo spacecraft, but significantly larger. The tried-and-true conical form is the safest and most reliable for re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, especially when returning directly from the moon. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in lunar orbit. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


jsc2006e43962 -- A concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle docked to a lunar lander in lunar orbit + View Full-Res JPG (505 Kb)
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JSC2006-E-43962 (Oct. 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and serve as the building blocks for trips to Mars and other destinations in our solar system. The new spacecraft will be similar in shape to the Apollo spacecraft, but significantly larger. The tried-and-true conical form is the safest and most reliable for re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, especially when returning directly from the moon. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the Orion crew exploration vehicle docked to a lunar lander in lunar orbit. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


Exploded view of the Crew Exploration Vehicle + View Full-Res JPG (138 Kb)
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Exploded view of the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


Launch Abort System + View Full-Res JPG (56 Kb)
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Launch Abort System of the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.


jsc2006e21479 -- Artist's concept of re-entry to Earth's atmosphere + View Full-Res JPG (127 Kb)





JSC2006-E-21479 (June 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond. This artist's rendering represents a concept of a crew exploration vehicle's (CEV) re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. (Depicts obsolete configuration.) Photo credit: NASA
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