'''Orion''' may refer to: * Orion (mythology)    == Astronomy == * Orion (constellation) ** Orion's Belt, an asterism of the three stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. ** Orion Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Orion, or the Great Orion Nebula; and as M42), one of the brightest nebulae in the sky in the region of Orion's Sword. ** Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (also known as the Orion Complex or the Orion Cloud Complex), the large region containing several nebulae, including the Orion Nebula and Orion's Belt. ** Orion's Sword, an asterism adjacent to Orion's Belt which includes the star Iota Orionis. ** Orion OB1 Association, several of various hot giant stellar associations as part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex near Orion's Belt and Orion's Sword. * Orion-Eridanus Superbubble, a multi-supernova created 350 parsec cavity covering 25 degrees in the sky centered near Orion OB1a causing several major star formation regions as the bubble expands. * Orion Arm [Orion-Cygnus Arm], a spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. * Orion Correlation Theory, a hypothesis noting a planned astronomical configuration of the Giza Necropolis and other sites in ancient Egypt.  == Places == ; Geography * Orion, Alberta, Canada * Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France * Orion, Bataan, the Philippines * Orion Passage, a narrow sailing route near Dee Island on the northwestern tip of Antarctica.  ; Geography (United States) * Orion, California * Orion, Illinois ** Orion High School, a school in Orion, Illinois. * Orion, Wisconsin, a town * Orion (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois * Orion Township, Michigan ** Orion Assembly, a General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. * Orion Township, Minnesota  ; Structures * Orion (hostel), a government boys' hostel located in Jorhat, Assam, in northeastern India. * Orion Building, a residential building in Birmingham, England. * Orion, the movie theater of Finland's National Audiovisual Archive * Orion Theatre, largest avant-garde theatrical/artist stage in Stockholm, Sweden.  == People == ; In ancient times * Orion of Thebes (died ca. 460), grammarian scholar in Ancient Egypt.  ; With surname Orion * Chris Orion (born 1976), American radio personality. * Ezra Orion (born 1934), Israeli artist. * Agustín Orión (born 1981), Argentine soccer player.  ; With forename Orion * Orion Clemens (1825-1897), Secretary of Nevada Territory and brother of Mark Twain * Orion Perseus Howe (1848-1930), Union drummer boy in American Civil War, and one of the youngest recipients of the U.S. Medal of Honor.  ; With stage or industry name Orion * Orion (musician) (1945-1998), stage name of American rockabilly singer Jimmy &quot;Orion&quot; Ellis. * Orion (producer) (born 1972), industry name of record producer Darren Tate. * Tomasz Wróblewski (born 1980), Polish musician, stage name Orion.  == Aerospace == ; In aerospace * Orion (spacecraft), a manned spacecraft * Orion Lite, a proposed stripped-down version of the Orion spacecraft * Orion CEV, also known as the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, as part of the U.S. Constellation program. * Orion (U.S. rocket) * Orion (Argentine rocket) * Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories * ''Orion'', the Apollo Lunar Module used in the Apollo 16 mission * Orion, a series of rocket motors used in the Pegasus rockets * Orion Asteroid Mission, a proposed NASA mission(s) to asteroid(s) within the Constellation program. * Orion Mars Mission, a proposed NASA mission to land humans on the planet Mars within the Constellation program. ; In aerospace monikered &quot;projects&quot; * Project Orion (nuclear propulsion), a project of nuclear pulse propulsion utilizing atomic bomb explosions. * Project Orion, a project to build a laser broom for the International Space Station. * Project Orion, a NASA design astrometry study (1980) of a system of methods of detecting extrasolar planets utilizing astronomical interferometry.  ; In aviation * Orion Airways * Lockheed Model 9 Orion, a passenger aircraft introduced in 1931 * P-3 Orion, a maritime patrol aircraft introduced in 1962  == Computing == * Orion (system-on-a-chip) * ORION (Research and Education network) * Ferranti Orion, a mid-range mainframe computer introduced in 1959  * HLH Orion, a series of minicomputers produced in the 1980s * Orion Application Server * Orion (music software), a music production software program * Orion quantum computing system *''Orion'', one of the 25 unlockable characters in Maxis's Action RPG game Darkspore  == Food and drink == * Orion (grape) * Orion gris * Orion (wine) * Orion Breweries * Orion Confectionery  == Film and television == * Orion (TV channel) * Orion (''Chuck'') * Orion (''Star Trek''), an alien species * Orion Pictures, an American film production company * Orion Pax, the name of the fictional robot Optimus Prime of the anime series Transformers prior to his reconstruction as an autobot warrior. * ''Raumpatrouille Orion'', a German TV series * ''Orion'', a starship in ''Stargate''  == Music == * ''Orione'' (opera), 1653 opera by Francesco Cavalli * ''Orion'' (album), by Ryan Adams * &quot;Orion&quot; (Girl Next Door song) * &quot;Orion&quot; (Mika Nakashima song) * Orion Records, a classical record label active ca. 1968-1988 * ''Orion'', an album by the musical band she. * &quot;Orion&quot;, a song by 12012 * &quot;Orion&quot;, a song by Dead Can Dance on the box set ''Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)'' * &quot;Orion&quot;, a song by Jethro Tull on the album ''Stormwatch'' * &quot;Orion&quot;, an instrumental by Metallica on the album ''Master of Puppets''  == Publications and publishing == * Orion (comics), a DC Comics character * ''Orion'' (manga), by Masamune Shirow * ''Orion'' (magazine), a magazine on nature, environment, and culture. * ''Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion'', a manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi * Orion Publishing Group * ''Orion'', a novel series by Ben Bova * ''The Orion'', the student newspaper of California State University, Chico * ''ORiON'', the journal of the Operations Research Society of South Africa * Orions, a race in the ''Starfire'' game and book series * Orion Fowl, a character in Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex  == Sports == * Orion F.C., a Scottish football club * Asociación Deportiva Orión, a Panamanian football club  == Transportation (surface &amp; underwater) == ; Land transport * Orion International, a Canadian bus manufacturer * Ford Orion, a car * ''Orion'', a South Devon Railway Comet class steam locomotive * ''Orion'', a GWR 3300 Class steam locomotive * Orionette, also known as the ''Orion AG für Motorfahrzeuge'', a German motorcycle manufacturer * Mitsubishi Orion engine, a series of internal combustion engines produced by Mitsubishi Motors.  ; Sea transport * Orion (paddle steamer), the G &amp; J Burns paddle steamship which sank off Portpatrick, Scotland in June 1850 on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow, with the loss of 50 lives.  ; Sea transport (cruise ships) * MV ''Orion'', a leisure travel cruise vessel. * RMS ''Orion'', an ocean liner of the Orient Steam Navigation Company. * Orion Expedition Cruises  ; Sea transport (military) * USS ''Orion'', the name of several U.S. Navy vessels. * HMS ''Orion'', the name of several Royal Navy vessels. * Orion class battleship, a series of super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy. * HMAS Orion, Oberon class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy. * French ship Orion (1787), a Téméraire class ship of the French Navy. * German vessel ''Orion'', World War II merchant raider auxiliary cruiser.  == Other uses == * Orion Corporation, a Finnish pharmaceutical company * Orion Electric, a Japanese electronics company * Orion Electronics, a Hungarian company * Orion Energy Systems, Inc., an American power technology company * Orion New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand electricity distribution company * Orion Optics, a British telescope manufacturer * Orion Telescopes &amp; 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