Orion (Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or Orion MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA 's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed Martin that is paired with a European Service Module (ESM) manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space.

May 24, 2011 · WASHINGTON — NASA formally recommitted to the once-marked-for-cancellation Orion crew capsule May 24, announcing the Lockheed Martin-led project will serve as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle...

Sep 22, 2011 · The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin’s Vertical Testing Facility in Colorado. (Photo credit: Lockheed Martin) NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.

Jul 22, 2011 · The Orion MPCV will carry astronauts into space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure safe re-entry and landing. The last of three water drop swing tests will take place in early August as part of a facility checkout.

MPCV may refer to: Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, a NASA spacecraft Mine Protected Combat Vehicle, an infantry fighting vehicle.

A. MPCV Development Manifest nches an Orion capsule without crew for two orbits and performs a high-speed entry close to lunar return velocities. On EFT1, ECLS will have Ac ve Thermal Control to provide cooling to the flight avionics and cabin pressure relief to protect the sea

Mar 7, 2014 · The Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) is a very short range ground-based air defence vehicle, specially designed to launch the Mistral 2 surface to air missile. The vehicle was developed by MBDA in collaboration with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics (RDE).

Sep 2, 2011 · Engineers have successfully completed the first of a series of acoustic tests on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) ground test vehicle, which consists of two major components of the Orion spacecraft: the crew module and the launch abort system.

Jan 16, 2013 · Orion’s Crew Module houses four astronauts for deep-space missions lasting up to three weeks. The Service Module, built by the European Space Agency carries rocket engines for propulsion,...

The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a pressurized, crewed element that transports up to four crew members from the Earth’s surface to a nearby destination or staging point and brings the crew members safely back to the Earth’s surface at the end of a mission.