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Description

English: This artist's concept of the Orion Service Module was introduced today (16 January 2013). When the Orion spacecraft blasts off atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in 2017, attached will be the ESA-provided service module – the powerhouse that fuels and propels the Orion spacecraft.

Orion will be the most advanced spacecraft ever designed and carry astronauts farther into space than ever before. It will sustain astronauts during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space and emergency abort capability. Orion will be launched by NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy-lift rocket that will provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Designed to be flexible for launching spacecraft for crew and cargo missions, SLS will enable new missions of exploration and expand human presence across the solar system.

The service module of the Orion spacecraft will provide support to the crew module from launch through separation prior to atmospheric re-entry.

Date

16 January 2013

Source

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2426c.html

Author

NASA

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	12:02, 28 November 2013	1,280 × 960 (137 KB)	Salamander724	Reverted to version as of 05:57, 3 February 2013
	19:27, 20 February 2013	966 × 605 (93 KB)	U5K0	Reverted to version as of 16:53, 17 January 2013
	05:57, 3 February 2013	1,280 × 960 (137 KB)	Salamander724	Reverted to version as of 05:35, 17 January 2013
	00:46, 26 January 2013	960 × 600 (96 KB)	Rotatebot	Bot: Image rotated by 180°
	16:53, 17 January 2013	966 × 605 (93 KB)	U5K0	crop using picasa3
	05:35, 17 January 2013	1,280 × 960 (137 KB)	Salamander724	{{Information \|Description ={{en\|1=This artist's concept of the Orion Service Module was introduced today. When the Orion spacecraft blasts off atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in 2017, attached will be the ESA-provided service module – th...