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Orion CM

Spacecraft · USA

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Orion Crew Module
Orion Crew Module
Credit: NASA

American manned spacecraft module. Orion re-entry vehicle (crew module). A 25% scale-up of the Apollo capsule of the 1960's.

Crew Size: 6. Habitable Volume: 10.23 m3. Environmental Control System: 128 kg (282 lb). RCS Coarse No x Thrust: 24 x 445 N. RCS Propellants: 175 kg (385 lb). Spacecraft delta v: 50 m/s (164 ft/sec).

Country
USA
Spacecraft
Orion
Propellants
Gox/GCH4