CREW MODULE

Habitable space and

supplies for FOUR
CREW MEMBERS.
NASA’s ORION SPACECRAFT

Protects the crew

from the harsh
environment of
space and the
heat of reentry.

EUROPEAN
SERVICE
MODULE
ORION’s EUROPEAN
SERVICE MODULE
protects THE
SPACECRAFT FROM
extreme hot & cold
temperatures,
Generates power,
Supplies air & water
To crew, propels
Orion Hundreds of
thousands of miles
beyond Earth.
 WE ARE GOING!

With the Artemis program,

NASA will land the first
woman and next man on the
Moon by 2024, using
innovative technologies to
explore more of the lunar
surface than ever before.

learn more: nasa.gov/artemis

THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM

World’s MOST POWERFUL ROCKEt

THE GATEWAY
OUTPOST ORBITING THE MOON

ARTEMIS GENERATION
SPACE SUITS

ORION SPACECRAFT
Designed for deep space
1. LET’S DRAW oRION CAN BE DRAWN USING SIMPLE This activity
SHAPES. tHE CREW MODULE IS A CONE and requires a
THE ORION SUPPLY LIST
tHE SERVICE MODULE IS A SET OF TUBES. pencil and a
SPACECRAFT uSING THE PENCIL, DRAW A HORIZONTAL PENCIL WITH black pen or a
ERASER
LINE AND A SERIES OF ovals THAT you marker. You will
will use to create THE BASIC SHAPE bLACK PEN OR use the pencil
MARKER
OF THE SPACECRAFT. to draw the
SHEET OF PAPER guidelines and
the marker to
draw the final
shapes. For every
step, the
current shapes
to be drawn are
shown in red.

DRAW THESE SHAPES

USING A pencil

2. draw crew and Draw the Outline of the first Outline the marked parts of Outline the marked
oval and Draw lines (A) to the the second and third ovals and part of the Fifth
service
inside of the second oval. connect them with lines (c). oval (f) and connect
modules This creates the shape for the This is the crew module it to the fourth
crew module. draw two more adapter. Leave a space (D) for oval. This is
ovals (b) in the front. this is the umbilical cover. Orion’s mAIN
the forward hatch . ENGINE .
Outline the marked part of
C the fourth oval and connect
lines (E). This is the EUROPEAN
E SERVICE MODULE .

B F

DRAW THESE SHAPES

USING A BLACK PEN
A
Orion’s main engine For
E ARTEMIS I FLEW ON 19 space
shuttle missions.

ORION’S CREW MODULE has ORION’S SERVICE MODULE IS BUILT

ROOM FOR 4 astronauts BY THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
3. draw Draw four more ovals on the crew
module. You’ll use these as
guidelines
guides to line up the windows
for crew and the backshell panels.
module
details

DRAW THESE SHAPES

USING A pencil

4. Draw Windows Draw over the marked parts of the
first and fourth ovals in black
and backshell
ink (A) and add the lines
panels separating the ovals into
individual backshell panels (B).
Draw the umbilical cover (C).
Using the second and third oval
as a guide, draw four windows (D).
Draw the partitions separating
the service module radiator
panels (E).

E
A The radiators and heat
exchangers keep the
A astronauts and equipment
B at a comfortable
C temperature.

B
DRAW THESE SHAPES E
USING A BLACK PEN

the forward bay cover protects THe umbilical cover hides

orion’s parachutes during flight. the air, water, and command
the parachutes will bring the interface connections
crew to a gentle landing at the between the crew module
end of the mission. and service module.
5. draw find a spot toward the center of
the crew module. Draw four lines
guidelines
radiating out from that point
for solar and intersecting the service
wings module toward the bottom .

DRAW THESE SHAPES

USING A pencil

6. Draw solar ORION HAS four SOLAR WINGS. EACH

WING HAS three SECTIONS. DRAW only
wings and
two sections on the rear wing since
panels one is hidden by the service module.

Orion solar wings

are 7 meters long with
each panel measuring
2 meters x 2 meters.

EACH SOLAR WING PANEL has

1250 solar cells. Orion has
A TOTAL of 15,000 SOLAR
CELLS TO CONVERT sunlight
into electricity.

DRAW THESE SHAPES

USING A BLACK PEN
7. ERASE the ERASE the pencil guidelines. Only
the ink drawing should remain.
Guide lines
You’re now ready to add shading.

ERASE THE
pencil LINES

8. SHARE YOUR Make it your own! Add exciting

colors. Draw stars and planets.
MASTERPIECE!
Don’t forget to share your
masterpiece on social media!

#DRAWARTEMIS

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Space Administration

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