Orion
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Orion was a hunter in Greek mythology. His name has been used for numerous other things.
[edit] Astronomy and space
- Orion (constellation), a constellation
- Orion Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy
- Orion Nebula, a nebula also known as M42
- Orion (US rocket), an American sounding rocket
- Orion (Argentine rocket), an Argentine sounding rocket
- Orion (spacecraft), by Lockheed Martin, proposed U.S. space capsule, previously called the Crew Exploration Vehicle
- Orion, the lunar module of the Apollo 16 manned mission to the moon
- Project Orion, a proposed nuclear pulse propulsion system for spacecraft
[edit] People
- Orion of Thebes, a 5th century grammarian.
[edit] Geography
- Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France
- Orion, Bataan, a municipality in the province of Bataan in the Philippines
- Orion, Illinois, a rural town in Henry County, Illinois, United States
[edit] Companies
- Orion (company), supplier of consumer electronics and white goods from Hungary
- Orion Bus Industries, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, based in Oriskany, New York and Mississauga, Ontario
- Orion Confectionery, a company in Seoul, Korea
- Orion Corporation, a pharmaceutics company in Espoo, Finland
- Orion Electric, an electronics manufacturer based in Fukui, Japan
- Orion Expedition Cruises, a cruise line based in Australia
- Orion Optics, a telescope manufacturer in the UK
- Orion Pictures, a defunct movie company
- Orion Publishing Group, owned by Hachette Livre
- Orion Telescopes & Binoculars, an American retailer of telescopes and astronomy equipment
- Orion, a Greek television station
- Orion, a Czech chocolate brand of Nestlé
- Orion, a car audio manufacturer based in the USA
[edit] Computing
- HLH Orion, a minicomputer produced by High Level Hardware in the UK
- Master of Orion, a computer game
- ORION (network), the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network in Canada
- Orion Application Server, a J2EE server
- Orion Platinum, a music production software
- Orion EDMS, Enterprise Document Management System from MagSoft
- Orion Multisystems, a small company which is making 96 processors included computers.
[edit] Fiction
- Orion (comics), a comic book character, the son of Darkseid, in the DC Comics universe
- Orion (manga), the manga by Masamune Shirow
- Orion (Star Trek), an extraterrestrial race in the fictional Star Trek universe
- Orion Pirates, the same race, but as portrayed in the alternate Star Fleet Universe.
- Orion III - the 216 ft Pan Am Space Clipper shuttle in 2001: A Space Odyssey
- ORION Foundation, a fictional intelligence organization from the TSR, Inc. role-playing game Top Secret/S.I..
- Orion's Arm, a collaborative online science-fiction universe
- Orion, extraterrestrial race of humanoid cats from David Weber and Steve White's novel The Shiva Option
- Orion, the name of a white and orange cat in the first Men in Black film
- Raumpatrouille Orion, a German science fiction series
- Orion, a fictional spaceship in the Stargate universe
- Orion, a novel (and several sequels) by Ben Bova with elements of science fiction, history, and mythology
[edit] Media
- Orion magazine, a magazine devoted to nature and the environment
- Orion (newspaper), the student newspaper of California State University, Chico
- Chris Orion, American radio personality
[edit] Arts
- Orion (song), an instrumental piece from the Master of Puppets album by Metallica
- Orion (singer), stage name of American singer Jimmy Ellis, who dressed and sang in the manner of Elvis Presley following Presley's death
- stage name of Tomasz Wróblewski
- Alexandre Orion, Brazilian photographer and graffiti artist
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Aircraft
- Lockheed Model 9 Orion, Lockheed's Model 9.
- P-3 Orion, an anti-submarine warfare and surveillance aircraft produced by Lockheed.
[edit] Railway
- Orion, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive
[edit] Ships
- Orion (HSK-1), German auxiliary cruiser
- HMS Orion, the name of several Royal Navy vessels
- MV Orion - A luxury expedition ship operated by Orion Expedition Cruises, Australia
[edit] Vehicles
- Ford Orion, an automobile model of the Ford Motor Company
[edit] Other
- A proposed laser system at AWE, Aldermaston
- Orion Building, a building in Birmingham.
- Orion Longsword, the world's premiere Long Sword dance team based in Boston, MA.
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