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Do not include distracting extraneous links. --> '''Orion''' most commonly refers to: * [[Orion (mythology)]], a hunter in Greek mythology * [[Orion (constellation)]], a constellation ** [[Orion Nebula]], a nebula also known as M42 * [[Orion Arm]], the minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy where the Earth is located * [[Orion of Thebes]], a 5th century grammarian '''Orion''' may also refer to: == Space exploration== * [[Orion (spacecraft)]], a U.S. space capsule under development by NASA and Lockheed Martin * [[Orion (U.S. rocket)]], an American sounding rocket * [[Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories]], Soviet space observatories onboard space station Salyut 1 (1971) and Soyuz 13 (1973), respectively * [[Orion (Argentine rocket)]], an Argentine sounding rocket * [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)]], a proposed nuclear pulse propulsion system for spacecraft * ''Orion'', the lunar module of the [[Apollo 16]] manned mission to the moon * ''Orion-50'' and Orion-8: solid rocket motors manufactured by [[Alliant Techsystems]] used in application such as the [[Pegasus rocket]] == Toponymy == * [[Orion, Alberta]], Canada * [[Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques]], France * [[Orion, Bataan]], the Philippines In the '''United States: * [[Orion, Illinois]] * [[Orion, Wisconsin]] * [[Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois]] * [[Orion Township, Michigan]] * [[Orion Township, Minnesota]] == Companies == * [[Orion (company)]], a supplier of consumer electronics and major appliances from Hungary * [[Orion Airways]], a former airline based in England * [[Orion Breweries]], a beer brewery in Japan * [[Orion Bus Industries]], a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler * [[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]] * [[Orion Telescopes & Binoculars]], an American retailer of telescopes and astronomy equipment * [[Orion (TV channel)]], a Greek television station * Orion, a Czech chocolate brand of [[Nestlé]] == Computing == * [[Ferranti Orion]], a multiprogramming business computer produced by Ferranti in the UK * [[HLH Orion]], a minicomputer produced by High Level Hardware in the UK * [[ORION (network)]], the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network in Canada * [[Orion Platinum]], a music production software * [[Orion EDMS]], Enterprise Document Management System from MagSoft * [[Orion quantum computing system]], a hardware accelerator == Fiction == * [[Orion (comics)]], a DC comic book character * [[Orion (manga)|''Orion'' (manga)]], a manga by Masamune Shirow * [[Orion (Star Trek)]], an extraterrestrial race in the 'Star Trek'' universe * The Orion Project, a genetic experiment in the [[Halo universe]] * Orion, a white-and-orange cat in ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' * ''Orion'', a fictional [[Aurora class battleship]] in the Stargate universe * ''Orion'', a fictional [[Space Shuttle]] in the novel [[Shadow Watch]] * Orion, a series of fiction books by [[Ben Bova#Orion|Ben Bova]] * ORION, spacecraft in the 1960s German science fiction TV series [[Raumpatrouille]]. * Orion, a star system in the turn-based strategy game ''[[Master of Orion]]'', and its sequels == Media== * [[Orion (magazine)|''Orion'' (magazine)]], a magazine about nature and the environment * ''Orion'', the student newspaper of [[California State University, Chico]] ==Arts== * [[Orion (singer)]], stage name of American singer Jimmy Ellis * Orion, stage name of [[Tomasz Wróblewski]], bassist of the band Behemoth * "[[Orion]]", an instrumental by [[Metallica]] from the album, ''[[Master of Puppets]]'' * "Orion", a song by Dead Can Dance from the box set ''[[Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)]]'' * [[Krewe of Orion]], a Mardi Gras Krewe * "[[Orion (producer)]]" an electronic dance group, produced by [[Darren Tate]] and [[Rob Davis (Guitarist and Songwriter)|Rob Davis]]. * [[The Orion Experience]], a New York City based pop band. == Transportation == * [[Lockheed Model 9 Orion]] aircraft * [[P-3 Orion]], an anti-submarine warfare and surveillance aircraft produced by Lockheed * [[Orion Bus Industries]] * [[Ford Orion]], an automobile model of the Ford Motor Company * [[German auxiliary cruiser Orion|German auxiliary cruiser ''Orion'']] * [[HMS Orion|HMS ''Orion'']], several Royal Navy vessels * [[MV Orion|MV ''Orion'']], an expedition ship operated by Orion Expedition Cruises * Orion, a [[South Devon Railway Comet class]] steam locomotive == Other == * [[Orion F.C.]], a defunct Scottish football (soccer) club * [[Asociación Deportiva Orión]] a Panamanian football (soccer) club * [[Orion (hostel)]], hostel #7 of Jorhat Engineering College, Assam, India * [[Orion Building]], a building in Birmingham * Orion, [[Finnish Film Archive]]'s movie theater on Eerikinkatu, Helsinki * Orion, a proposed laser system at [[Atomic Weapons Establishment|AWE, Aldermaston]] * [[Orion (grape)]], a hybrid grape variety of German origin * [[Chris Orion]], American radio personality * [[Orion Black]], the father of Sirius Black in the ''Harry Potter'' novels ==See also== * [[Orion's Belt]] {{disambig}} [[ast:Orión]] [[bg:Орион]] [[ca:Orió]] [[cs:Orion]] [[de:Orion]] [[el:Ωρίων]] [[es:Orión]] [[eo:Orion]] [[fr:Orion]] [[ko:오리온 (동음이의)]] [[it:Orion]] [[la:Orion (discretiva)]] [[lv:Orion]] [[lb:Orion]] [[lt:Orionas]] [[hu:Orion]] [[nl:Orion]] [[ja:オリオン (曖昧さ回避)]] [[no:Orion (andre betydninger)]] [[nn:Orion]] [[pl:Orion]] [[pt:Orion]] [[ru:Орион (значения)]] [[sk:Orion]] [[sl:Orion]] [[fi:Orion]] [[tr:Orion]]