
JSC2011-E-120372 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

JSC2011-E-120363 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

JSC2011-E-120358 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

JSC2011-E-120357 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

Photographed by the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon, the Earth's only natural…

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Work on the heat shield and thermal protection backshell of the Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle ground test article, or GTA,…

JSC2011-E-120394 (15 Sept. 2011) -- The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is prepared for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration Test…

JSC2011-E-120391 (15 Sept. 2011) -- The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is prepared for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration Test…

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin's Vertical Testing Facility in Colorado. (Photo credit:…