In late April 2022, NASA's Office of the Inspector General released a report saying that during the Artemis 1 test flight, the Orion spacecraft engine burned less than an hour to achieve the desired effect, and it was found that it had an unprecedented significant risk, the water-cooling pipe was damaged, and about 30% of the burning time was wasted.
At this time, NASA's office of the inspector general blew up the pot and blamed Northrop Grumman, the contractor of the Orion spacecraft, for failing to perform its due diligence in accordance with the contract requirements under supervision, resulting in the failure of the spacecraft to be discovered and solved in time.
This invincible spaceship without giants was finally criticized as a "scum" standard, and netizens also expressed their opinions on this: "It's too empty, I don't know where the $26.3 billion was spent", "It seems that Musk's Starship variant HLS is the hope".
In such a vicious battle, the Orion spaceship must not be able to do it, so what is going on with this thing, and is it worth the price?
The most expensive spaceship in history, cost-effective straight diving!
Flying in the sky has always been the dream of human beings. In the long history of mankind, generations of spacecraft have been playing the role of "going to the sky".
Not long ago, China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft successfully returned to China, once again sparking heated discussions around the world. Its cost and the cost of the American Orion spacecraft have also been pushed to the forefront in a joke among netizens.
The Chinese space agency successfully brought back to Earth after the first attempt to sample the moon, and renovated the etymology of "going to the sky", which used Chinese to cold a "chair" demand of American counterparts on the wheel, and finally the China Space Agency grabbed back the headlines of domestic space topics! The China Space Agency "takes away" the unique "days" in China, and the profession of astronaut always carries many romantic and novel expectations.
Everyone doesn't know how much hard work and sweat is behind this. And when everyone knew about the "championship" brought back by the China Space Agency on the moon, they were sorry for the astronauts.
The move of the China Space Administration this time has not only promoted people's attention and enthusiasm for the aerospace industry, but also made people have a new understanding of the technical level and strength of the China Space Agency.
And the successful "takeaway" of the spacecraft this time also reminded many people of the Orion spacecraft of the United States. This head also became popular all of a sudden, but the reason for this head's popularity was completely different.
For the successful "takeaway" of the Chinese space agency, this is just an entertainment show that is joked about by netizens, but for the American Orion spacecraft, it sounds a somewhat embarrassing thing.
Since the China Space Agency successfully brought back the first lunar sample on the moon, the discussion about China's space technology has attracted people's attention again.
In the course of the discussion, some comments also touched on the topic of the "American Orion spacecraft". The cost of its manufacture was revealed, which made people curious about this spaceship.
How was the spacecraft designed and produced? If you are interested, you may wish to learn about the design of this aircraft with the editor. How good is such an expensive spaceship? So far, many people have expressed great surprise and admiration for the Chinese space agency's move to bring back samples from the moon.
Therefore, after the rise of netizens "exclusive chair", many people began to pay attention to the Orion spacecraft of their American counterparts. How exactly is this spaceship designed and built, and what are the benefits of selling it so expensive? For this problem, I believe many friends are very curious.
That's right, the spacecraft has not yet been boarded to modify the Orion spacecraft. After it was built after spending billions of dollars to build it after receiving NASA, it attracted the attention of netizens and achieved good popularity.
Although this spacecraft has not yet officially carried out a test flight, it has still attracted the attention of many netizens.
"Whether the Orion spacecraft is good or bad, let's continue to wait and see!" It's like a bystander who understands and discusses current affairs and hot events on the Internet, but still has reservations about the outcome.
The fuselage of the Orion spacecraft has begun to be assembled, and it will make its first test flight in 2020. The advent of this spacecraft is considered a "new opportunity" for mankind to explore deep space, and it is also known as the "upper level" for the United States to "continue to land on the moon."
Although its name has been exaggerated a lot and is very popular, what is the matter with this Orion spacecraft? What can be achieved with it? What significance will it have for human exploration of space? This is a matter of great concern. In the past, mankind has been eager to unravel the mysteries of the universe through continuous efforts and exploration.
To achieve this goal, space technology is constantly being developed, detection equipment is being designed. However, despite the great enthusiasm and energy invested in this field, they are still confused about the "direction of human beings to deep space".
Against this backdrop, NASA is also eager to try and hope to realize their dream of going to the moon again through the Artemis program.
Previously, NASA had successfully sent astronauts to the moon through the "Apollo program", and they have always adhered to the "manned moon landing" program. But with the passage of time and the development of technology, the Apollo program gradually fell apart, and people gradually forgot everything related to the field of space.
However, just after 2023, people are once again focusing on the aerospace field. In the course of the year, mankind once again created a heavy rocket capable of traveling to deep space. During the flight, this rocket showed unprecedented power and also gave people new expectations for the prospect of spaceflight.
In addition, people have also created the Artemis deep space exploration vehicle, which not only marks the beginning of NASA's journey to explore deep space again, but also makes mankind full of infinite yearning for this field.
Now that there are powerful deep space exploration vehicles and heavy rockets, will NASA go to the moon again? This is a hotly debated issue. There have been a lot of people talking online about "NASA's landing on the moon again".
In fact, this is not only a hot topic on the Internet, but also the work of NASA. In an episode of NASA's specialized media platform, there is a video about plans to go to the moon again, from which it can be seen that NASA does plan to go to the moon again.
In this video, it not only explains the information about NASA's return to the moon, but also paints a vision map that makes people's hearts burn. In this image, you can see a giant spacecraft carrying humans to the moon, and at this moment, it is as if we have returned to 1969 and relived the moving scene of the Apollo moon landing.
When people saw this scene, they were extremely excited and excited. In the video, the vision of a return to the moon is also presented. People hope to explore the mysteries of the universe by landing on the moon, so as to make the future of mankind better. It is because of these beautiful visions that NASA has developed plans to land on the moon again. The project was named the Artemis program, which means "the myth of another moon landing."
In order to realize this "myth", NASA has taken great pains. Not only did they build manned spacecraft, they also built space shuttles that could travel through deep space, and more importantly, they developed space habitation capsules that would allow humans to survive on the moon.
These advanced equipment have given people a new understanding of NASA's technical prowess and made "another moon landing" a reality. In the summer when the "Artemis Program" was officially launched, the most expensive spacecraft in human history was unveiled at the same time: the Orion spacecraft, which is one of the key components of the Artemis program in the United States, with a total price of 26.3 billion US dollars, which can be described as the most expensive spacecraft in history.
In this way, what advantages do netizens have over its fryer? And how did it get rated as the worst ship?
The Orion spacecraft can be called one of the "supreme vehicles" for human exploration of deep space. It was designed to allow humans to land on the moon, conveying to the universe the strong determination of humans to land on the moon.
Because of this, the Orion spacecraft is very impressive in terms of its ability to orbit and space. During its flight, it was able to reach the lunar orbit, and in the case of several flights, it was also able to return to Earth.
Not only that, but because of its super adaptability, it is also able to land and work on Mars. "When it flies in space, it only needs a Martian clock to return to Earth or reach other destinations."
In people's imagination, the Orion spacecraft is like a spacecraft that can travel through various space stations, not only to reach distant deep space, but also to return to Earth with astronauts on board, so that the dream of human exploration of deep space has a bright future.
In the actual operation of the Orion spacecraft, its system structure is also very perfect. Its design and operation are somewhat similar to those of the Soyuz and Deluxe Edition spacecraft. During its production, there is also a module where the crew can live and work, so that the astronauts can spend a comfortable time in space.
In addition, the Orion spacecraft is equipped with solar panels and cargo tanks, which can not only provide more power for space missions, but also provide more space for experiments in space.
Of the huge investment in the Orion spacecraft, nearly $26.8 million has been set aside to be put into the future of "space."
Transformation" project. It can be said that with such a large amount of financial support, the performance and functionality of the Orion spacecraft will definitely not disappoint.
Overall, the Orion spacecraft is a very good spacecraft, but in fact, it has been rated by many as "the worst spacecraft in history". Why is this happening? Where does it fall short? In the eyes of many, the Orion spacecraft is a highly anticipated spacecraft, but in the course of its test flight, many unexpected problems have arisen.