The uncrewed Orion spacecraft will venture thousands of miles beyond the moon
Orion stage
adapter
Launch vehicle
stage adapter
The boosters tower 17 storeys high – taller than the Satue of Liberty from base to torch
Core stage
Solid rocket
boosters
provide 3.6m
pounds of
thrust each
RS-25 engines
most efficient
engines
ever built
The uncrewed Orion spacecraft will venture thousands of miles beyond the moon
Orion stage
adapter
Launch vehicle
stage adapter
The boosters tower 17 storeys high – taller than the Satue of Liberty from base to torch
Core stage
Solid rocket
boosters
provide 3.6m
pounds of
thrust each
RS-25 engines
most efficient
engines
ever built