Orion
This is How Orion’s Dramatic Flight Test Will Look Next Month
A ride into space, a high-speed re-entry and a safe parachute deployment. That's what NASA is hoping for when the…
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NASA’s Pathfinding Orion Rolls to Launch Pad, Hoisted atop Rocket for Maiden Blastoff
After years of effort, NASA’s pathfinding Orion spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad early this morning, Wednesday, Nov.…
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Orion’s Rocket Ready to Rock n’ Roll for Critical December Test Flight
The huge rocket that will blast NASA’s first Orion spacecraft into orbit is ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll on a…
Assembly Complete for NASA’s Maiden Orion Spacecraft Launching in December 2014
Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center have completed the final major assembly work on NASA’s maiden Orion crew module slated…
Video: Test Flight For NASA’s Orion Will be a ‘Trial By Fire’
NASA is getting ready for the first test flight of the Orion crew vehicle, currently scheduled for December 4, 2014.…
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NASA Invites Public to Send Your Name to Mars – Starting on Orion’s First Flight
Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s ‘Journey to Mars’ and the first flight of the new Orion spacecraft that…
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ULA Delta IV Heavy Rocket Rolled to Cape Launch Pad and Raised for Orion’s First Flight
The march towards first launch of NASA’s next generation Orion crew vehicle is accelerating rapidly. The world’s most powerful rocket…
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Assembly Completed on Powerful Delta IV Rocket Boosting Maiden Orion Capsule Test Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Assembly of the powerful Delta IV rocket boosting the pathfinder version of NASA’s…
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Heat Protecting Back Shell Tiles Installed on NASA’s Orion EFT-1 Spacecraft Set for Dec. 2014 Launch
Fabrication of the pathfinding version of NASA’s Orion crew capsule slated for its inaugural unmanned test flight in December is…
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NASA’s Orion Deep Space Capsule Completes Most Complex Parachute Test Ahead of Maiden Launch
A test version of NASA’s Orion deep space capsule has completed its most complex and last full flight-like parachute drop…