Orion with a crew of 4 is scheduled to fly around the Moon in 2024
The American Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared interesting news on its lunar program. The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis 2 lunar mission is assembled in its entirety, combining a service module and a crew capsule.
The ship was assembled at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was done after installing the equipment and testing the modules individually. Now the NASA team will launch the combined apparatus for the first time.
NASA’s first spacecraft in 50 years to send astronauts to the Moon is assembled and ready for testing
Next will be a series of rigorous tests to prepare Orion for its flight to the Moon. In particular, the ship will be tested in a pressure chamber, which will allow the device to operate in conditions as close as possible to the conditions of deep space.
In 2024, new steps will be implemented: adding solar wings, filling the tanks with fuel, and then connecting the finished Orion to a launch abort system that will ensure the safety of astronauts in the event of failures.
