What Was Apollo?
The Orion spacecraft will be similar to NASA’s Apollo capsule. The Apollo capsule was used in the moon landings and other missions in the 1960s and 1970s. The Apollo capsules were launched on Saturn rockets. The spacecraft could carry three astronauts. The shape of Orion looks very much like the Apollo capsule. The Orion spacecraft will be much bigger. It will have more than twice as much room inside. Orion’s missions will be similar to Apollo’s, carrying astronauts into orbit and to the moon. Although it is similar to Apollo, Orion will take advantage of today’s technology. That technology will be used in many things, like computers, electronics, life-support systems, propulsion and heat-protection systems. What Will Orion Do?
