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The first manned Orion mission is expected to be some time in 2015; though there will be several more unmanned test flights before then.
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When did Orion Pictures end?
Orion Pictures ended in 1998.
Did Neil Armstrong work for manned spacecraft?
Yes Neil Armstrong was on both the Gemini spacecraft as well as the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
What was the spacecraft's name in the TV show Firefly?
The spacecraft's name is Serenity.
What was the name of spacecraft that carried astronauts?
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft
What was the name of the first aircraft on the moon?
The first spacecraft on the moon was called Eagle. After the Jules verne spacecraft.
Was the Orion spacecraft well tested and ready for launch yes or no?
Yes
Who built the Orion Crew Exploration Spacecraft?
The Orion project has been canceled by Congress and the administration.
What is the next spacecraft to be used by nasa?
Orion capsule
What is the name of the spacecraft that will land on the moon?
The command module is called Orion.
What is the Orion Project?
Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft (Nuclear pulse propulsion)
A reusable transport vehicle?
A space shuttle. Also, it would be the Orion spacecraft if Obama had not cancelled the Constellation program.
What are the Mars rovers future missions?
Yes they are launched by the Orion spacecraft (space shuttle's replacement)around 2020 and people will be on the rover for 2-8 days and finally return to the Orion module and go back to earth.
What new Spacecraft has been designed to eventually replace what is being used today?
There are no current American manned spacecrafts flying today. Lockheed Martin is designing and testing the Orion spacecraft which will fly 4 astronauts into space. The first unmanned testflight is scheduled at the end of 2013. Orion is scheduled to fly the first men to the moon since 1972in 2019.
What is the name of the nasa program that replace the space shuttle and send astronaut to the moon?
The next generation manned spacecraft is named "Orion" The name of the program is "Constellation"
What was the intended propulsion system for a spacecraft in the Project Onion study?
The Project Orion study, often misspelled as the Project Onion study, examined a spacecraft that was meant to be launched by igniting a set of atomic bombs off behind the vehicle. The project was halted in 1963.
How fast will Aries travel?
Aries was a rocket used for low altitude flights, so less than 6000 km/sec. Aries Orion (or just Orion) is a spacecraft that will take us to the Moon, so close to Earth's escape velocity of about 11200 km/sec.
What direction will space exploration take when the current space shuttle fleet is retired?
The space shuttle is scheduled to be retired in 2010. Immediately after the transportation of Americans to the International Space Station will be done through the Russian Soyuz TMA spacecraft. In or around 2014-2015, NASA will commission its Orion spacecraft. The Orion will start off bringing astronauts to the Space Station and will move on to its main goal, bringing people to the Moon for long duration stays.
