The Orion spacecraft will travel 15 times higher above the Earth than the International Space Station and experience temperatures twice as hot as molten lava on re-entry.
On future missions, Orion will carry astronauts farther into the solar system than ever before, including to an asteroid and to Mars.
For more detailed explanations about Orion, please watch the video below:
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