Orion spacecraft

Name: Orion spacecraft
Uploaded: 2026-04-03
Description: NASA's crew spacecraft for Artemis flights on the Space Launch System. The crew module fits four people for up to 21 days. The European Service Module, below…

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NASA's crew spacecraft for Artemis flights on the Space Launch System. The crew module fits four people for up to 21 days. The European Service Module, below the crew module, provides propulsion, thermal control, and electrical power from solar arrays. This card does not describe the launch-abort system.

What: Orion spacecraft
Where: Flown on NASA's SLS (NASA overview)
When: 2026-04-03
Source: NASA
Credit: NASA
License: U.S. government work (public domain). Credit: NASA. Linked, not rehosted.
Details: NASA Orion overview. The full stack is 67 feet tall and the gross liftoff mass is 78,000 pounds, as that page prints.

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