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Orion Spacecraft
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying humanity to the Moon. Launching atop NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion will carry and sustain the crew on Artemis missions to the Moon and return them safely to Earth.
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How to Fly Orion
On NASA’s Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the controls of the Orion spacecraft and periodically fly it manually during the flight around the Moon and back. The mission provides the first opportunity to ensure the spacecraft operates as designed with humans aboard, ahead of future Artemis missions to the Moon’s surface.
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Four astronauts will venture around the Moon in Orion on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis.
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Meet the artemis ii crew
Orion Reference Guide
A detailed overview of the design, development, testing, and engineering of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
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