Future Lots See Increasing Cost Savings Against 1st-Generation Orion Equipment
NASA has contracted for 3 Orion spacecraft for the Artemis VI-VIII missions, continuing its buildup to eventually carry astronauts into deep space and onto the moon itself. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the Orion program and has completed a pair of vehicles, EFT-1 and Artemis I. EFT-1 flew in 2014, with Artemis only weeks away from its launch to the Moon. The order marks the second 3 missions under NASA's agreement for up to 12 vehicles under its Orion Production and Operations Contract (OPOC), an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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