Orion program

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The Orion program is NASA’s crewed spacecraft initiative designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit to destinations such as the Moon and eventually Mars.

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Orion program canonical 12
Orion spacecraft program 4
NASA Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle program 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA human spaceflight program
crewed spacecraft program
abbreviation Orion MPCV
linked to: Orion spacecraft
component Orion crew module
linked to: Orion spacecraft

Orion service module
launch abort system
country United States
crewCapacity 4 astronauts
up to 6 astronauts (short-duration missions)
designedFor crewed lunar missions
deep space missions
eventual Mars missions
designedMissionDuration up to 21 days independent mission
designedMissionDurationWithHabitat up to 6 months when docked to habitat or gateway
dockingCapability NASA Docking System compatible
firstLunarMission Artemis I
firstLunarMissionLaunchDate 2022-11-16
firstLunarMissionReturnDate 2022-12-11
firstLunarMissionType uncrewed lunar orbit mission
firstUncrewedTestFlight Exploration Flight Test 1
firstUncrewedTestFlightDate 2014-12-05
firstUncrewedTestFlightLaunchVehicle Delta IV Heavy
landingMethod parachute-assisted splashdown
landingSite Pacific Ocean
launchVehicle SLS Block 1
SLS Block 1B (planned)
linked to: Block 1B

Space Launch System
manufacturer Lockheed Martin Space
missionProfile launch on SLS, translunar injection, lunar orbit or flyby, Earth reentry
operator NASA
originatedFrom Constellation program
partOf NASA Artemis program
linked to: Artemis program
plannedFirstCrewedLunarFlybyMission Artemis II
plannedFirstCrewedLunarLandingMission Artemis III
powerSource solar arrays
primaryContractor Lockheed Martin
propulsionType chemical propulsion
purpose crew transportation beyond low Earth orbit
human lunar exploration
preparation for human missions to Mars
reentryEnvironment high-speed lunar return
reentryType capsule
safetyFeature launch abort system
redundant avionics
serviceModuleManufacturer Airbus Defence and Space
serviceModuleProvider European Space Agency
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftName Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
linked to: Orion spacecraft
spacecraftType multi-purpose crew vehicle
status operational
successorTo Constellation program Orion concept
targetDestination Mars (long-term goal)
Moon
cislunar space

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Exploration Ground Systems Program collaboratesWith Orion Program
linked to: Orion program
Exploration Flight Test 1 program Orion program
European Service Module program Orion program
Orion Launch Abort System partOf NASA Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle program
linked to: Orion program
NASA White Sands Test Facility supportsProgram Orion spacecraft program
linked to: Orion program
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility usedForProgram Orion spacecraft program
linked to: Orion program
HEOMD overseesProgram Orion spacecraft program
linked to: Orion program
Ares I relatedProgram Orion program
Michoud Assembly Facility usedDuring Orion program
Orion EFT-1 program Orion program
Orion ground test campaign partOf Orion program
EFT-1 program Orion program
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37B associatedWithProgram Orion spacecraft program
linked to: Orion program
Pad Abort 1 partOf Orion program
subject linked to: Pad Abort 1 test