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Also known as MPCV, Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists of a crew module (CM), a space capsule built by Lockheed Martin, and is paired with a European Service Module (ESM) provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. Orion supports a crew of four beyond low Earth orbit for up to 21 days undocked or up to six months when docked. It is equipped with a NASA Docking System port and glass cockpit displays. It is intended to be launched atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with a tower-mounted launch escape system.

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Orion is NASA's spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond as part of the Artemis program, built by Lockheed Martin with a European service module and capable of supporting a crew of four for extended missions. It matters because it represents the next generation of human spaceflight technology that will enable NASA to return people to lunar exploration after decades.

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