Feb 27, 2024 · While the service module functions as the main propulsion system for Orion, the crew module has a propulsion system comprised of 12 small engines called reaction control …

Both of these missions will rely on reaction control system (RCS) thrusters attached to the Service Module (SM) for attitude control, small trajectory corrections, and relative trajectory control …

The Orion European Service Module is a cylindrical unpressurized module with a diameter of 4.5 m and a total length – main engine (Orbital Manoeuvring System Engine – OMS-E) excluded – …

Orion (Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or Orion MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) …

The Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is NASA’s next generation spacecraft for human exploration of deep space. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the design, …

Oct 16, 2018 · I'm guessing the overly (seemingly) bizarre layout (and number) of RCS thrusters on Orion is due to redundancy - extreme redundancy. There seems to be backups (and double …

Reaction Control System: Prior to re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, the Orion crew module separates from the service module. After this point, L3Harris' Reaction Control System (RCS) …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Artemis I Orion crew module, now known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), returned to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 21, 2024, …

Modern state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools should be able to predict the RCS effectiveness and JI accurately when coupled with verification and validation studies, …

The Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) is a system of hypergolic liquid-propellant rocket engines used on the Space Shuttle and the Orion spacecraft.