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Orion and Apollo spacecraft comparisons

April 3, 2026SLS, Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer), Scott Manley

Space Intelligence contrasts Orion solar power with Apollo fuel cells, SpoxSpace lists Orion among proven US crewed craft, and Airbus Space quotes Orion solar arrays over-delivering power.

"thrusters are much smoother than Soyuz and Dragon, very smooth Spacecraft"
the interface in Orion is superior to Dragon (physical buttons >>>)
They added iPhones and switched to away from iPads for tablets.
Orion uses solar panels and batteries
the Command Module in 60s used fuel cells and batteries
Orion’s solar arrays are over-delivering with 1Kw of power over expectations
SLS
Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer)
Scott Manley
Space Intelligence
SpoxSpace
Airbus Space
Human Spaceflight
OrionApolloengineering

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