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Orion Spacecraft

@NASA_Orion

This account is now archived. The safest spacecraft designed by NASA, Orion is carrying humanity to the Moon and beyond.

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Joined April 2009
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This account is officially archived. Follow @NASAArtemis, @NASA_Johnson, and @NASAKennedy for updated on the Orion spacecraft or visit us on the web at nasa.gov/orion
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Important update: In the coming weeks, NASA's Orion Spacecraft X account will be archived. To consolidate our social media presence, we will post future updates about the Orion spacecraft via @NASA_Johnson and @NASAArtemis.
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis4 Jun 2025
We are in the home stretch of the Moon Mascot competition! You have less than two weeks to submit your designs for the zero gravity indicator aboard the Artemis II mission. Your plush creation could be a part of history forever: freelancer.com/moon-mascot
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In 2007, Liliana Villarreal joined @NASA. Now, she's the Artemis Landing and Recovery Director. “I think it’s an amazing thing what we’re doing for humanity. It’s going to better humanity, and it’s a steppingstone to eventually us living in other worlds. And I get to be part of that. You get to be part of that. How cool is that?” - Lili Learn about her journey here: go.nasa.gov/3Ze0ebj
Liliana Villarreal, Artemis landing and recovery director with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), stands in front of the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) at the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 1, 2023.

ALT Liliana Villarreal, Artemis landing and recovery director with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), stands in front of the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) at the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 1, 2023.

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NASA
@NASA2 Jun 2025
Seeking: a small, plush companion for the @NASAArtemis II mission around the Moon. The zero gravity indicator is an instrument that floats inside @NASA_Orion and reminds the astronauts of home. It’s up to you to design it. Submissions close on June 16: freelancer.com/moon-mascot
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight engineer, made this stuffed dinosaur toy aboard the International Space Station, using scraps of food-packaging liners and a T-shirt. The dinosaur is dark green and floats inside of the station. Credit: NASA/Karen Nyberg

ALT NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight engineer, made this stuffed dinosaur toy aboard the International Space Station, using scraps of food-packaging liners and a T-shirt. The dinosaur is dark green and floats inside of the station. Credit: NASA/Karen Nyberg

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What’s it like inside the spacecraft that will take astronauts to the Moon? Jason Hutt, Orion Systems Engineering & Integration Manager at @NASA_Johnson, takes us inside a mockup of the Orion spacecraft that will carry crew to the Moon on the @NASAArtemis II mission.
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Power up 🔋✅ Technicians recently powered on the @NASAArtemis III Orion crew module. This initial power on marked the startup of the crew module’s computers, power and data units, which are responsible for commanding vehicle subsystems. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4kd02RT
Technicians work on Artemis III Orion crew module on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians will continue assembling and testing the crew module and service module before integration in 2026. NASA/Rad Sinyak

ALT Technicians work on Artemis III Orion crew module on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians will continue assembling and testing the crew module and service module before integration in 2026. NASA/Rad Sinyak

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Reid Wiseman@astro_reid22 May 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for anyone who would like to contribute to our @NASAArtemis II mission around the Moon! We need a zero gravity indicator to join us aboard the @NASA_Orion spacecraft. Submit your ideas for our small, plush companion: freelancer.com/moon-mascot
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis20 May 2025
A lot of activity last week for the Artemis II crew—a launch and entry spacesuit fit check, translunar injection burn simulation, and communications system checkouts!
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Earlier this month, the @NASA_Orion spacecraft was transferred from the Operations and Checkout building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, where it will be prepared for stacking on @NASA_SLS. Check out the journey of its assembly:
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis13 May 2025
A jam-packed week for the Artemis II crew — paying homage to the Apollo 1 crew, going through emergency egress exercises, and checking out the @NASA_Orion spacecraft ahead of fueling in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at @NASAKennedy.
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis7 May 2025
Our team is progressing toward the launch of Artemis II. Stacking of the @NASA_SLS rocket continues. The @NASA_Orion spacecraft is now ready for fueling. The launch team at @NASAKennedy has completed more than 30 simulations. More: go.nasa.gov/4iL8HcN
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (foreground) and Victor Glover participate in a simulation of their Artemis II entry profile on March 13, 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

ALT NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (foreground) and Victor Glover participate in a simulation of their Artemis II entry profile on March 13, 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

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Hitting the road 🚙🗺️ Last weekend, teams transported @NASA_Orion to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, where they will begin fueling the crew and service modules. After fueling, teams will install the launch abort system on Orion at the Launch Abort System Facility before heading to the Vehicle Assembly Building to be stacked atop @NASA_SLS.
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis6 May 2025
One giant leap. The @NASA_Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is now in the fueling facility at @NASAKennedy. The @NASAGroundSys teams will load the propellants the spacecraft and crew will need to carry out their 10-day journey. go.nasa.gov/3YzrRv8
Crews use a massive crane to lift NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft onto the agency’s KAMAG transporter inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

ALT Crews use a massive crane to lift NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft onto the agency’s KAMAG transporter inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemis5 May 2025
Another productive week in the books: The Artemis II astronauts have been hard at work inside the @NASA_Orion simulator, practicing every step of their upcoming voyage around the Moon with the mission control team.
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Howard Hu@HowardHuNASA3 May 2025
This morning we watched Artemis II @NASA_Orion roll out of the @NASAKennedy O&C to the MPPF for fueling and processing! Exciting to share this moment with Shawn Quinn as we get ready to send crew around the Moon - and huge thanks to the Orion and @NASAGroundSys teams. Let’s GO!
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Image from Howard Hu (@HowardHuNASA)
Image from Howard Hu (@HowardHuNASA)
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After a short trip down the block, Exploration Ground Systems teams arrived at the Multi-Payload Processing Facility with the @NASAArtemis II @NASA_Orion spacecraft. Here, teams will continue readying the spacecraft ahead of stacking on @NASA_SLS in the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy.
Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

ALT Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

ALT Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

ALT Exploration Ground Systems teams transport the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

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This morning, the Artemis II Orion left the spacecraft factory in the Operations and Checkout building @NASAKennedy and is on its way to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility for fueling.
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Reid Wiseman@astro_reid1 May 2025
27 seconds of peace, reorienting for our perigee raise maneuver soon after launch.
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