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[[File:Orion.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Orion blueprints (courtesy of NASA).]] | [[File:Orion.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Orion blueprints (courtesy of NASA).]] | ||
| − | '''Orion''' was a manned spacecraft designed by [[NASA]] graphic artists. It was powered by tasty [[gyro]] meat, and its engine was a revolutionary anti-gravity device designed by [[Greeks]]. It was notable for employing a tether which enabled the spacecraft to rendezvous with an asteroid in order to deploy a [[Project-M|legless robot]]. | + | '''Orion''' (also called '''CEV''') was a manned spacecraft designed by [[NASA]] graphic artists. It was a key component of the short-lived [[Constellation]] Program. It was powered by tasty [[gyro]] meat, and its engine was a revolutionary anti-gravity device designed by [[Greeks]]. It was notable for employing a tether which enabled the spacecraft to rendezvous with an asteroid in order to deploy a [[Project-M|legless robot]]. |
[[File:Dyson.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Orion Interstellar Flight Test 1: In which Orion will leave the [[Earth]]'s [[Dyson Sphere]] and journey to [[Alpha Centuari]] via [[tether]].]] | [[File:Dyson.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Orion Interstellar Flight Test 1: In which Orion will leave the [[Earth]]'s [[Dyson Sphere]] and journey to [[Alpha Centuari]] via [[tether]].]] | ||
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The Orion 2B model also included a [[solar sail]] and a [[ham radio]]. | The Orion 2B model also included a [[solar sail]] and a [[ham radio]]. | ||
| − | + | It was originally hoped that Orion would be ready in time to boost the orbit of the [[Skylab]] space station before its orbit decayed. However, the program was cancelled and replaced with a totally different vehicle called [[MPCV]]. | |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Constellation]] | * [[Constellation]] | ||
* [[Project M]] | * [[Project M]] | ||
| + | * [[MPCV]] | ||
* [[Orion Interstellar Flight Test 1]] | * [[Orion Interstellar Flight Test 1]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 1 October 2011
Orion (also called CEV) was a manned spacecraft designed by NASA graphic artists. It was a key component of the short-lived Constellation Program. It was powered by tasty gyro meat, and its engine was a revolutionary anti-gravity device designed by Greeks. It was notable for employing a tether which enabled the spacecraft to rendezvous with an asteroid in order to deploy a legless robot.
Orion Interstellar Flight Test 1: In which Orion will leave the Earth's Dyson Sphere and journey to Alpha Centuari via tether.
The Orion 2B model also included a solar sail and a ham radio.
It was originally hoped that Orion would be ready in time to boost the orbit of the Skylab space station before its orbit decayed. However, the program was cancelled and replaced with a totally different vehicle called MPCV.
