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On June 28, 2024, technicians extracted NASA’s Orion spacecraft from the Final Assembly and System Testing cell. This spacecraft, slated for the Artemis II moon orbit mission, has recently completed a series of comprehensive tests and assemblies, focusing on verifying the performance of all subsystems and ensuring the integrity of its propulsion systems. Credit: NASA/Radislav Sinyak’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28, 2024.
The Orion spacecraft, integral to NASA’s Artemis II mission, will transport astronauts around the Moon, testing human spaceflight capabilities beyond Earth. Artemis II will serve as a proving ground for the complex systems needed to sustain life and support deep space exploration, highlighting Orion’s design for safety and habitability in the harsh environment of space. Credit: NASA
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is designed as a critical component of the agency’s deep space exploration plans, which include sending humans to the Moon and potentially beyond to. Orion is intended to facilitate human exploration of the solar system, providing a safe habitat for astronauts during long-duration missions.
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