Orion MPCV
Crew vehicle designed for deep-space missions with life support, guidance, and re-entry capability.
- Crew Capacity
- 4 astronauts
- Crew Module Diameter
- 5.02 m
- Mission Duration
- Up to 21 days uncrewed, ~10 days crewed for Artemis II
Hardware
Orion, SLS, and ICPS in one technical overview.
This page collects the main spacecraft and launch vehicle specifications behind Artemis II, with the exact numbers most readers look for in one place.
Space Launch System Block 1
Heavy-lift launch vehicle that delivers Orion beyond low Earth orbit.
- Height
- 98 m
- Liftoff Thrust
- 8.8 million lb
- Payload to LEO
- 95 metric tons
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
Upper stage that performs the burn placing Orion on its translunar trajectory.
- Engine
- RL10B-2
- Propellants
- Liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen
- Role
- Translunar injection