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CEV-Soyuz joint mission

by

Walter B. Myers/Novapix

Reference

e-exl01-20080

Date

2012-11-18

An Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (AKA Deep Space Vehicle) is paired with a Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft for a joint deep space mission. The two spacecraft are connected via an adapter module that includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation.