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.

CREW MODULE

Habitable space and 

supplies for FOUR 

CREW MEMBERS. 

Protects the crew 

from the harsh 

environment of 

space and the 

heat of reentry.

NASA’s ORION SPACECRAFT
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

WE ARE GOING!

THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM

World’s MOST POWERFUL ROCKEt

ORION SPACECRAFT

Designed for deep space

ARTEMIS GENERATION 

SPACE SUITS

THE GATEWAY

OUTPOST ORBITING THE MOON
LET’S DRAW 

THE ORION 

SPACECRAFT

1. oRION CAN BE DRAWN USING SIMPLE 

SHAPES. tHE CREW MODULE IS A CONE and 

tHE SERVICE MODULE IS A SET OF TUBES. 

uSING THE PENCIL, DRAW A HORIZONTAL 

LINE AND A SERIES OF ovals THAT you 

will use to create THE BASIC SHAPE 

OF THE SPACECRAFT.

draw crew and 

service 

modules

2. Draw the Outline of the first 

oval and Draw lines (A) to the 

inside of the second oval. 

This creates the shape for the 

crew module. draw two more 

ovals (b) in the front. this is 

the forward hatch. 

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A BLACK PEN

ORION’S CREW MODULE has 

ROOM FOR 4 astronauts

A

A

C

C

E

E

B F

Outline the marked parts of 

the second and third ovals and 

connect them with lines (c). 

This is the crew module 

adapter. Leave a space (D) for 

the umbilical cover.

Outline the marked part of 

the fourth oval and connect 

lines (E). This is the EUROPEAN 

SERVICE MODULE.

D

Outline the marked 

part of the Fifth 

oval (f) and connect 

it to the fourth 

oval. This is 

Orion’s mAIN 

ENGINE .

ORION’S SERVICE MODULE IS BUILT 

BY THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Orion’s main engine For 

ARTEMIS I FLEW ON 19 space 

shuttle missions.

This activity 

requires a 

pencil and a

black pen or a

marker. You will 

use the pencil 

to draw the 

guidelines and 

the marker to 

draw the final 

shapes. For every 

step, the 

current shapes 

to be drawn are 

shown in red.

SUPPLY LIST

PENCIL WITH 

ERASER

bLACK PEN OR 

MARKER

SHEET OF PAPER
draw 

guidelines 

for crew 

module 

details

3. Draw four more ovals on the crew 

module. You’ll use these as 

guides to line up the windows 

and the backshell panels.

Draw Windows 

and backshell 

panels

4. Draw over the marked parts of the 

first and fourth ovals in black 

ink (A) and add the lines 

separating the ovals into 

individual backshell panels (B). 

Draw the umbilical cover (C).

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A BLACK PEN

A

B

D

C

E

A

B

E

E

Using the second and third oval 

as a guide, draw four windows (D). 

Draw the partitions separating 

the service module radiator 

panels (E).

THe umbilical cover hides 

the air, water, and command 

interface connections 

between the crew module 

and service module.

the forward bay cover protects 

orion’s parachutes during flight. 

the parachutes will bring the 

crew to a gentle landing at the 

end of the mission.

The radiators and heat 

exchangers keep the 

astronauts and equipment 

at a comfortable 

temperature.
draw 

guidelines 

for solar 

wings

5. find a spot toward the center of 

the crew module. Draw four lines 

radiating out from that point 

and intersecting the service 

module toward the bottom.

Draw solar 

wings and 

panels

6. ORION HAS four SOLAR WINGS. EACH 

WING HAS three SECTIONS. DRAW only 

two sections on the rear wing since 

one is hidden by the service module.

EACH SOLAR WING PANEL has 

1250 solar cells. Orion has 

A TOTAL of 15,000 SOLAR 

CELLS TO CONVERT sunlight 

into electricity.

Orion solar wings 

are 7 meters long with 

each panel measuring 

2 meters x 2 meters.

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A BLACK PEN

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 
ERASE the 7. Guide lines

ERASE the pencil guidelines. Only 

the ink drawing should remain. 

You’re now ready to add shading.

SHARE YOUR 8. MASTERPIECE!

Make it your own! Add exciting 

colors. Draw stars and planets. 

Don’t forget to share your 

masterpiece on social media!

#DRAWARTEMIS

ERASE THE

pencil LINES

National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration

www.nasa.gov

EP-2020-04-001-JSC