Orion Spacecraft
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The safest spacecraft designed by NASA, Orion will carry humans to the Moon and beyond. https://t.co/p12N6orQlI
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http://www.nasa.gov/orion 20-04-2009 18:04:43
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Our team welcomed Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama to the Orion Spacecraft spacecraft factory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. We’re looking forward to advancing lunar exploration together under #Artemis ! go.nasa.gov/3U8hziB
International Space Station European Space Agency ESA Technology ESA Commercialisation Gateway ESA France ESA Nederland Thomas Pesquet European technology is powering humankind #ForwardToTheMoon and back 🌑🌍
Four European-built solar arrays, each 7 metres long, provide Orion Spacecraft with enough electricity to power two households 🔌🏘️🏘️
Thanks to these solar wings, European Space Agency's European Service Module even generated
Being in the vacuum chamber has us breathless 😲
The #Artemis II spacecraft is currently undergoing electromagnetic interference/compatibility testing inside one of the altitude chambers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, upgraded to test Orion in a vacuum environment that simulates an altitude
🧵 Airbus Space is leaving no loose ends on the European Space Agency European Service Module that will power the second Orion Spacecraft around the Moon 🌑🛰️
Congratulations to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Astrolab for being selected to move forward in developing the #Artemis lunar terrain vehicle!
This Moon rover will allow future astronauts to travel far on the lunar surface: go.nasa.gov/440SeM9
Welding: ✅! Gateway's HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. Provided by Northrop Grumman, HALO will offer space for crew to live, work, and prepare for lunar surface missions. go.nasa.gov/3VJFEPg
It’s #InternationalChildrensBookDay ! To celebrate, check out NASA astronauts, including our #Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover, reading “You Are Going,” illustrated by a former Orion intern! More: nasa.gov/you-are-going
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'Hooray for SLS!' is the first in a series of books that will introduce the youngest in the #ArtemisGeneration to the elements needed for the Artemis missions to get to the Moon and beyond.
Blast off into story time: nasa.gov/artemis-childr…
#InternationalChildrensBookDay