This journey begins soon with the development of a new spaceship. Building on the best of Apollo and shuttle technology, NASA is creating a 21st century exploration system that will be affordable, reliable, versatile and safe.
The centerpiece of the system is a new spacecraft named Orion that is designed to carry four astronauts to and from the moon, to support up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars and to deliver crew and supplies to the International Space Station.
Orion will be shaped like an Apollo capsule but will be three times larger, allowing four astronauts to travel to the moon at a time. Read more