{"id":10143,"date":"2006-08-24T15:05:43","date_gmt":"2006-08-24T22:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/08\/24\/mercury-gemini-apollo.html"},"modified":"2006-08-24T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2006-08-24T22:05:43","slug":"mercury_gemini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/08\/24\/mercury_gemini.html","title":{"rendered":"Mercury … Gemini … Apollo …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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… Orion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NASA announced Tuesday that its new crew exploration vehicle will be named Orion. Orion is the vehicle NASA\u2019s Constellation Program is developing to carry a new generation of explorers back to the moon and later to Mars. Orion will succeed the space shuttle as NASA’s primary vehicle for human space exploration. <\/p>\n

[…] In June, NASA announced the launch vehicles under development by the Constellation Program have been named Ares, a synonym for Mars. The booster that will launch Orion will be called Ares I, and a larger heavy-lift launch vehicle will be known as Ares V.<\/p>\n

Orion will be capable of transporting cargo and up to six crew members to and from the International Space Station. It can carry four crewmembers for lunar missions. Later, it can support crew transfers for Mars missions.<\/p>\n

Orion borrows its shape from space capsules of the past, but takes advantage of the latest technology in computers, electronics, life support, propulsion and heat protection systems. The capsule’s conical shape is the safest and most reliable for re-entering the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, especially at the velocities required for a direct return from the moon.<\/p>\n

Orion will be 16.5 feet in diameter and have a mass of about 25 tons. Inside, it will have more than 2.5 times the volume of an Apollo capsule. The spacecraft will return humans to the moon to stay for long periods as a testing ground for the longer journey to Mars.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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(via Warren Ellis<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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