- Orion 19
Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Orion 19 &Altair 4
command_module = Orion 19
lunar_module =Altair 4
insignia = Constellation logo white.svg
launch_vehicle = Ares I
launch_pad = Launch Pad 39B
launch = June 2020
lunar_landing =
landing =
duration =
altitude = ~65 nautical miles (~105 km) in lunar orbit
inclination = ~0 to 30 degrees
distance = TBD
crew_photo =
crew_caption =
previous =Orion 17 &Altair 3 ("lunar")Orion 18 ("ISS")
next =Orion 20 ("ISS")Orion 21 ("lunar?")Orion 19 is the current name of a manned
NASA lunar landing mission, the third Constellation lunar landing and the ninth human lunar landing by NASA. [ cite web | url = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5335 | title = $700m gap threatens major delays to Ares test flights/development | publisher = NASAspaceflight.com|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-02-01] A landing site has not yet been chosen, but it is likely to be at either the lunar north or south pole, where NASA has decided to build a Lunar outpost, as announced onDecember 4 ,2006 . [ [http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/dec/HQ_06361_ESMD_Lunar_Architecture.html NASA] ]References
ee also
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List of Constellation missions
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