They are reportedly designed for use in the Artemis 6, Artemis 7, and Artemis 8 missions. The agreement announcement was published on Lockheed Martin’s website.Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for NASA’s Orion program. The company has already built two spacecraft. One of them will be used on the Artemis 1 mission, which is expected to automatically orbit the Moon and return to Earth. The company expects NASA to order six more Orion vehicles for future production.
Taking us to the 2030s
“Lockheed Martin is honored to partner with NASA to provide the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis missions. This order spacecraft, mission planning and support,” said Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of commercial civil space at Lockheed Martin. and transports us to the 2030s.” used his statements.
One of the Orion spacecraft is currently aboard a giant Space Launch System rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ships designed for Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 missions are in the assembly phase. The company also began work on the Orion ships for the Artemis 4 and Artemis 5 missions.
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