30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... tests at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Orion spacecraft is similar to NASA’s Apollo capsule but will carry up to six astronauts instead of three (as Apollo did) but its purpose is long-haul flight. The spacecraft will serve as the...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... from Mars. Crews would rendezvous with their Earth return capsule around the Moon and return to Earth from the Moon... docking, extravehicular capability, weeks-long mission duration, the Apollo capsule, the Saturn rockets, and the lunar lander. Our ...
01 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... service modules for NASA’s four crew Orion MPCV deep-space capsule. The module is to be constructed at an Airbus facility .... The Orion capsule itself is being built by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. It is based on the Apollo capsule approach, but ...
