The life-sustaining jewel of the Artemis program, Orion, is the only spacecraft rated for human deep space flight. Designed to meet the needs for a 3-day mission to the Moon or a 3-year journey to Mars, the Orion spacecraft is uniquely suited to protect astronauts in the most extreme conditions.
We talk with Dr. Christine Edwards, the Deputy Exploration Architect at Lockheed Martin Space, for a behind-the-scenes peek into the engineering of the spacecraft that will take the first woman and next man to the Moon.
We'll also explore what deep space travel might look like for humans in the future.
To take a deeper dive into the incredible mission in this episode, please follow the links below:
Lockheed Martin - The Orion Spacecraft
NASA - The Orion Spacecraft
NASA - The Artemis Missions
NASA - Artemis I
Credits:
Space Makers is a production of Lockheed Martin Space.
The episode guest was Dr. Christine Edwards from Lockheed Martin Space, and Christine is a Space Maker.
It's executive produced by Pavan Desai.
Senior producer is Lauren Cole.
Senior producer, writer, and host is Benjamin Dinsmore.
Associate producers and writers are Kaitlin Benz and Audrey Dods.
Sound designed and audio mastered by Julian Giraldo.
Graphic design by Tim Roesch.
Marketing and recruiting by Joe Portnoy, Shannon Myers, and Stephanie Dixon.
These stories would not be possible without the support from our space communications professionals Tracy Weise, Natalya Oleksik, Gary Napier, Lauren Duda, and Dani Hauf.
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