Project Orion
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Project Orion may refer to:
- Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft...
was an engineering design study of spacecraft powered by nuclear pulse propulsion - Project Orion within the Constellation program to create the Orion (spacecraft)Orion (spacecraft)Orion is a spacecraft designed by Lockheed Martin for NASA, the space agency of the United States. Orion development began in 2005 as part of the Constellation program, where Orion would fulfill the function of a Crew Exploration Vehicle....
to replace the US Space Shuttle fleet - Project Orion is the name of one of several projects to build a laser broomLaser broomA laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system whose purpose is to sweep space debris out of the path of other artificial satellites such as the International Space Station.-Technical description:...
for the International Space Station - Project Orion is an initiative organized by the Eclipse Foundation, to improve browser support for software development.