Orion Traditional Cache
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Constellation Program was to replace the Space Shuttle. These included the Orion crew capsule, the Earth Departure Stage and the Altair lunar lander.
Orion was originally designed as the crew compartment for the Constellation program and Earth orbit missions. Lockheed Martin was selected as the prime contractor to build Orion on August 31, 2006,[14] and Boeing was selected to build the primary heat shield for the Orion crew exploration vehicle on September 15, 2006.[15] NASA planned to develop different Orion capsules tailored for specific missions. The Block I Orion was to be used for International Space Station crew rotation and resupply and other Earth orbit missions, while the Block II and III variants were designed for deep-space exploration.
Orion consists of three main parts: a Crew Module (CM) similar to the Apollo Command Module but capable of holding four to six crew members; a cylindrical Service Module (SM) containing the primary propulsion systems and consumable supplies; and the Launch Abort System (LAS) which provides capability for the astronauts and Crew Module to escape from the launch vehicle should problems arise during launch ascent. The Orion Crew Module is designed to be reusable for up to ten flights, allowing NASA to construct a fleet of Orion crew modules.
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