NASA has unveiled a new look and name for its previously planned moon capsule, according to AP. The crew capsule named Orion was a cornerstone of former President George W. Bush's plan to return astronauts to the moon. A year ago, President Barack Obama scrapped the moon mission but saved Orion _ possibly for an escape pod at the International Space Station. Tuesday's announcement gives the spacecraft a new name _ the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. NASA said the capsule will carry four astronauts on 21-day missions and will be able to land in the Pacific Ocean. Its destination would be beyond Earth's orbit, perhaps to an asteroid. Still in development is a giant rocket that would send the capsule away from Earth.
