A painting of the Orion spacecraft created by artist James Vaughan. For Orion, a series of increasingly challenging missions awaits, and this new spacecraft will take us farther than we’ve gone before, including to the vicinity of the Moon and Mars. Named after one of the largest constellations in the night sky and drawing from more than 50 years of spaceflight research and development, the Orion spacecraft is designed to meet the evolving needs of our nation’s deep space exploration program for decades to come. Orion deep space exploration missions, coupled with record levels of private investment in space, will help put NASA and America in a position to unlock the mysteries of space and to ensure this nation’s world preeminence in exploring the cosmos. Learn more: nasa.gov/Orion Posted with permission, credit: James Vaughan #nasa #orion #spacecraft #spaceart #artemis #deepspace #spaceship