Is the Orion Crew Module large enough for long duration flight?
So no, the Orion Crew Module itself, or together with the Orion Service Module aren't enough to support long duration manned missions beyond cislunar space or missions of over 21 days maximum active crew, and the Crew Module and Service Module that will be launched atop the SLS (Space Launch System) Crew Block will have to dock in-orbit with ...
Why do recent launch vehicles like that of Space X and Rocket Lab …
2021年8月23日 · The crew access arm, or CAA, is located at the 274-foot level on the mobile launcher tower. The CAA will rotate from its retracted position and interface with the SLS rocket at the Orion crew hatch location to provide entry in and exit from the Orion crew module.
Orion re-entry velocity: Why is it higher than Apollo?
2022年11月25日 · The return trajectory targets a high speed atmospheric entry on the order of 36,000 ft/s (11 km/s), suitable for demonstrating the performance and effectiveness of the Orion Thermal Protection System (TPS) heat shield, as well as relevant environments prior to the first crewed launch of the system.
nasa - How do all the struts and crosses in the Orion Crew Capsule ...
2021年2月3日 · The BBC's Europe to make more hardware for American Moon missions says that three more service modules for the Orion Crew Capsule have been ordered by NASA, bringing the total desired to six. I noticed that the design includes some very fancy looking strutwork between the top and bottom circular plates. It looks like there are six pairs of ...
Are the Orion and the CST-100 basically the same spacecraft?
2014年12月23日 · CST-100's design is for commercial use, and for use within LEO, whereas Orion is intended for use beyond LEO. This alone involves a lot of differences between the spacecrafts, such as heat shield design (Orion needs a more resistant heat shield for entrances from higher altitudes at higher speeds), modules (Orion will have a service module), etc.
Could the Orion or Apollo command module safely land on land …
2016年2月28日 · What would have happened if an Apollo crew began reentry in at the wrong place due to a navigational error, and the capsule was heading for land? What about Orion, under the same circumstances? Landing on water greatly reduces the impact force, so the Soyuz has retrorockets that fire a quick burst just before landing to soften the blow.
Could suitports on Orion/Dragon2/CST-100 make multiple EVA's …
Orion isn't meant to be used on its own anyway, except for short-duration missions that don't include EVA at all. It will be used together with various service and habitation modules, so latter could, in theory, also include EVA Suitports. But they wouldn't be used on Orion crew module, or MPCV (Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle).
Could Orion repeat any of the Hubble Space Shuttle servicing …
2014年12月20日 · For the lifting mass to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), let's assume that SLS (Space Launch System) Block 1 is completed (crew and cargo) and for payload size that the missions could use ESA's ATV-derived Orion Service Module. Obviously, Orion Crew Module would be used with the maximum crew size of four, where the HST-STS missions had a crew of seven ...
Newest 'crew-module' Questions - Space Exploration Stack …
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spacex - How do the sizes of the various proposed manned …
2015年2月4日 · CST-100 - Orion - Dragon. Graphic of Apollo - Orion - CST-100 - Dragon. A great picture from User3, who found it on reddit, showing the various vehicles all side by side to scale. Another good one, doing a better job of showing manned vs reentry vs service modules parts. Great summary of the various vehicles with sizes and internal volumes: