The document provides a summary of the Orion program from FY05 to FY11, highlighting key milestones such as design phases, spacecraft development, naming of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, parachute and launch abort system tests. It also outlines the Exploration Flight Test-1, describing the 2 revolutions and insertion trajectory. Furthermore, it presents Lockheed Martin's acoustic and vibration testing and an overview of future stepping stone missions to explore asteroids and the Moon, culminating in a potential human mission to Mars.

1. PROGRAM UPDATE
March 2012
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2. History
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
Phase I: Design Trades Phase II: Spacecraft Development MPCV
Orion named
LAS Attitude Multi-Purpose
Control Crew Vehicle
Motor May 2011
Test
Parachute
Tests Pad
Launch Abort
Abort 1
Motor Test
Stacking
Orion Crew
Exploration
Orion Water
Vehicle
Landing
Concept
Recovery
Developed Pad Abort 1
Training
Flight Test
Orion Contract Success
Awarded May 2010
Heat Shield
Prototype
Developed
Pad Abort 1 First Orion
Flight Test Environmental
Vehicle Built Testing
Source: NASA

3. Acoustic and Vibration Tests
Launch Abort System and Crew Module
Lockheed Martin Reverberant Acoustic Laboratory – Denver, Colorado
- Full-Scale Spacecraft Testing
- Simulates Launch Acoustic Forces & Vibrations
- Validates Structural Integrity of the Spacecraft
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Image Credit: Lockheed Martin 3

4. Vibration Tests in VTF
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Image Credit: Lockheed Martin 4

5. Exploration Flight Test 1
CM
Translation
Burn
LV/Upper
Recovery Stage Sep
Upper Stage 1st
Engine Start
SM
CM/Upper Upper Stage Fairing
Stage Disposal Burn Sep LAS Jettison
Separation Upper Stage 1st
Upper Stage Engine Cut-Off
2nd Engine Start
Upper Stage 2nd
Engine Cut-Off
EFT-1 Overview
• 2 Revolutions
• Low Inclination
Boost Stage 1
• High Apogee Upper Stage Burn
• High Energy Entry Coast
CM Translation Burn
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Source: NASA

6. Stepping Stones
A series of exploration missions building
incrementally towards America’s long-
term goal of exploring Mars.
Red Rocks: explore
Mars from Deimos
Deimos Scout
Plymouth Rock: Humans explore asteroid
2008 EA9 and others
Explore the Moon’s far side
from Earth-Moon L2 point
Lunar flyby
Asteroid survey Asteroid scout
A human mission to the moons of Mars will require
capabilities such as heavy-lift launch ,
SLS test flight
Notional mission concepts: Lockheed Martin
Image Credit: Lockheed Martin Deimos photo courtesy of NASA-JPL, University of Arizona

7. For more information:
www.lockheedmartin.com/orion
Presentation content courtesy of NASA
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