Orion

Orion (ancient Greek Ὠρίων Ōríon "(the) hunter") stands for:

Orion (mythology), a Greek mythical figure
Orion (popular science magazine), a former German scientific and technical magazine
Orion (astronomical magazine), a Swiss astronomical magazine
Orion (grape variety), a white grape variety
Orion (hop), a type of hop
Orion (given name), a male given name
Orion (Kings Island), a roller coaster

People:

Astronomy:

Geography:

Space travel:

Orion project, the unfinished project of an atomic impulse engine for spacecraft, discontinued in 1965
Orion (Argentine rocket), an Argentine sounding rocket
Orion (satellite), also Mentor or Advanced Orion a class of NRO spy satellites.
Orion (US rocket), an American sounding rocket
Orion (spacecraft), a NASA concept for a manned spacecraft
the lunar module of the US Apollo 16 mission
the fictional spaceship Orion in the German television series Raumpatrouille

Aircraft:

Lockheed 9 Orion, an aircraft
Lockheed P-3 Orion, a military aircraft for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare
PZL Bielsko SZD-43, a Polish high performance sailplane

Ships:

HMS Orion, various ships
Orion (ship, 1909), German schooner in the Pacific Ocean
Orion (1929), an American luxury yacht, see Regina Maris (ship, 1929).
Orion (ship, 1930), a German cargo ship converted into an auxiliary cruiser during World War II
Orion (ship, 1935), a British passenger ship commissioned in 1935
Orion (ship, 2019), erector vessel for offshore wind turbines

vehicles or their manufacturers:

Ford Orion, a passenger car model from Ford
Orion automobile factory, a former Swiss motor vehicle manufacturer
Orion (British car brand), former British car brand
Orion (Brazilian car brand), former Brazilian car brand
Orion (bus), a bus brand of Daimler Buses North America
Orion-Werk (Eschwege), German manufacturer of buses, bus trailers and rail bus sidecars
Brand name of motorcycle and car manufacturer Vilém Michl, Továrna motorů, motorových kol a velocipedů, strojírna a slévárna from Slaný.
Orionette (motorcycle), Orion Aktiengesellschaft für Motorfahrzeuge, German motorcycle manufacturer
KFNB - Orion and Lucifer, an Austrian locomotive
Aircraft tractors from Magirus-Deutz, see Magirus-Deutz#More products from Magirus-Deutz

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Company:

Orion Denki (English: Orion Electric), Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer
Orion Colliery, a former coal mine in Witten's Muttental valley
Orionwerk (Hanover), German manufacturer of photographic cameras founded in 1893.
Orion Electronics, Hungarian consumer electronics manufacturer
Orion Oyj, Finnish pharmaceutical company
Orion Pictures Corporation, US film company
Orion (erotic), German erotic company
Orion Airways, British airline
Orion Airways (1956), British airline
Orion Publishing Group, British book publisher
Orion (chocolate), traditional Czech chocolate brand

Culture:

Orion (band), US rock band
Orion (comic), a comic series by Jacques Martin
Orion (Shirow), a manga series by Masamune Shirow
Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion, German science fiction television series

Orion is the name of the following places:

in Germany:

Orion, district of Kremmen in the administrative district of Oberhavel in Brandenburg

in France:

in the Philippines:

in the United States:

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