Your Name May Be on this Chip!
1.3 Million People Join the Journey
Chip Carries A Special Message
In Incredibly Tiny Type, the Spirit of Exploration Writ Large
"Nano-Writing" Technique Used on Rovers
Big Machine for Tiny Writing
Names on Chip
How Small is Small?
Image Gallery
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Orion Splashed Down in the Pacific Ocean
NASA, the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin recovery crews aboard the USS Anchorage witnessed the Orion spacecraft as it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
December 5, 2014
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View of Earth from Orion Spacecraft
A camera in the window of NASA's Orion spacecraft looks back at Earth during its unpiloted flight test in orbit.
December 5, 2014
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Delta IV Heavy Rocket with NASA's Orion Spacecraft Liftsoff
The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37 at at 7:05 a.m. EST, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Florida.
December 5, 2014
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Delta IV Heavy Rocket Carrying NASA's Orion Spacecraft
A Delta IV Heavy rocket roars to life at Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch vehicle is carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 7:05 a.m. EST.
December 5, 2014
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Orion Splashed Down
The Orion crew module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles southwest of San Diego.
December 5, 2014
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Orion, Delta IV Heavy Liftoff
A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 7:05 a.m. EST.
December 5, 2014
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Orion Flight Test
A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 7:05 a.m. EST.
December 5, 2014
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Liftoff of the Orion Flight Test
A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit.
December 5, 2014
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Artist's Concept of Orion Exploration Flight Test
This image is an artist's concept of NASA's Orion Exploration Flight Test. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion
December 4, 2014
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Floodlights Illuminate Orion & Delta IV Heavy
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop is seen illuminated in the distance in this long exposure photograph taken early today, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37, Florida.
December 4, 2014
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Dawn of the Orion Era
This image was taken on December 4, 2014 with the Orion spacecraft and Delta IV Heavy rocket, awaiting for launch as the sun rises.
December 4, 2014
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Holding Due to Ground Winds, Delta IV Heavy Rocket
A hold in the count has been called due to a violation of ground winds. The team will evaluate a new target liftoff time. All systems on Orion and the Delta IV Heavy remain ready for launch. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion
December 4, 2014
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Orion Microchip With 1.3 Million Names
The tiny 0.8 cm-square (8mm-square) microchip that carries the hopes and dreams of the world.
November 24, 2014
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Richard Muller Sending Commands to E-Beam Machine
Richard Muller running the e-beam lithography tool that wrote over 1.3 million names on Orion's #JourneyToMars chip.
November 24, 2014
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Richard Muller and E-Beam Lithography Tool
Richard Muller in front of the e-beam lithography tool that wrote over 1.3 million names on the microchip that will fly on Orion.
November 24, 2014
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Orion Microchip Message
At 7500X magnification, you can see the message on Orion's #JourneyToMars microchip that precedes a list of over 1.3 million names.
November 24, 2014
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Orion Microchip at 500X Magnification
At 500X magnification, a human hair would cover most of the names in this image. A human hair is about 100 microns.
November 24, 2014
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Orion Microchip at 100,000X Magnification
At 100,000X magnification, the lines of the letter E are about 75 billionths of a meter thick.
November 24, 2014
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Space Launch System Rocket Clearing the Clouds
This artist concept depicts NASA's Space Launch System, which will be the most powerful rocket ever built. It is designed to boost the agency's Orion spacecraft on deep space missions, including to an asteroid and, ultimately, to Mars.
November 7, 2014
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Complete
NASA's Orion spacecraft was completed Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 in the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will reside there until Nov. 10, when it will be rolled out to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of its Dec. 4 test flight.
October 30, 2014
