Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

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Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Arrives at NASA’s Plum Brook Station for Testing

December 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, NASA, NASA Artemis program, NASA Plum Brook Station, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, USA

The Artemis I Orion spacecraft arrived at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for in-space

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Boeing Contracted to Build Rocket Stages for NASA’s Artemis Missions

October 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

NASA and Boeing have initiated a contract for the production of 10 Space Launch System (SLS) core stages and up

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NASA Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Six Orion Spacecraft

September 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, USA

NASA and Lockheed Martin have finalized a contract for the production and operations of six Orion spacecraft missions and the

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Lockheed Martin Completes NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Capsule for Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

July 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, USA

Lockheed Martin has completed building the crew module capsule for NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to

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U.S. Navy Amphibious Transport Dock USS John P. Murtha Underway for NASA Orion Mission Testing

November 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious transport dock, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, San Antonio class LPD, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26)

The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is underway to conduct Underway Recovery

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NASA Completes Orion Parachute Tests for Manned Missions

September 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System (SLS), U.S. Army, USA, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)

NASA has completed the final test to qualify Orion’s parachute system for flights with astronauts, checking off an important milestone

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Lockheed Martin Begins Construction on First Orion Spaceship

February 1, 2018September 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Deep Space Gateway (DSG), Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

Lockheed Martin has officially begun the construction of the first Orion spaceship which will carry astronauts  for deep space missions to

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U.S. Navy, NASA Complete Orion Underway Recovery Test in Pacific

January 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious transport dock, Interplanetary mission, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, San Antonio class LPD, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Anchorage (LPD-23)

The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed test recovery operations of NASA’s Orion

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USS Anchorage departs for NASA’s Orion mission

January 18, 2018March 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious transport dock, NASA, Naval Base San Diego, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, San Antonio class LPD, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Anchorage (LPD-23)

The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed from Naval Base San Diego to conduct

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NASA to conduct fifth test of Orion spacecraft parachutes on Dec. 13

December 6, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Human spaceflight, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, USA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning to conduct a test of parachutes for the agency’s Orion spacecraft on Wednesday,

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