Orion-New NASA explorer# GeoSpace - 地球与空间科学
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NASA Names Orion Contractor
08.31.06
Orion crew in lunar orbit Lessons from the past are guiding NASA's next step
into the future, as the space agency prepares to replace the space shuttle
with an Apollo-style vehicle for human explorers.
Image left: Orion in lunar orbit. Image credit: Lockheed Martin Corp.
The vehicle is Orion, named for one of the brightest and most recognizable
star formations in the sky. It will be a multi-purpose capsule -- the
central member of a family