21st Century Crew Exploration Vehicle (2008)

2008 · Short film · 2 min

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Synopsis

In this NASA video segment discover how NASA is redesigning the space vehicle that will carry astronauts back to the moon. This design includes three components: the ARES rocket, the ALTAIR Lunar Lander; and the ORION space capsule. The ORION capsule will house four to six astronauts during lift-off and landing. This video segment takes a look at early tests using a mock-up of Orion.

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Running time

2 minutes

Language

English

Collection

NASA

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• astronauts
• ARES
• ALTAIR
• Lunar Lander
• Orion
• aviation
• space

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