Orion

Orion MPCV (Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle) (See also NASA MPCV)

To be launched upon the proposed NASA Space Launch System(SLS)

The Orion came from the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) project initiated in 2004 by President Bush.

Orion atop the Service Module and booster stack

2018 Luna Test (Now 2021)

The Orion MPCV (Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle) will be capable of carrying astronauts beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), enabling manned missions to the moon, asteroids – and, it is hoped, even further. The driving force that will power the Orion capsule and its crew of four or more astronauts deeper into space than ever before is the ATV-derived service module (MPCV-ESM).

ORION - NASA's Deep Space Exploration Spacecraft - Explained in Detail