Orion Capsule
NASA Video Shows Astronaut’s-Eye View of “Trial by Fire” from Inside Orion EFT-1 on First Test Flight
http://youtu.be/MtWzuZ6WZ8E Video Caption: New video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere provides viewers a taste of what the…
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NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Arrives Safely Back at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a history making journey of more than 66,000 miles through space, ocean splash down…
Mars Era Opens with Spectacular Blastoff of NASA’s New Orion Crew Spacecraft
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The long road to NASA’s "Mars Era" opened with the thunderous on-time blastoff today, Dec.…
Moon Over Orion Heralds Start of NASA’s Human Road to Mars
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This week’s appearance of the Moon over the Kennedy Space Center marks the perfect backdrop…
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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…
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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 Complete for NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Blasting off Dec. 2014
This past weekend technicians completed assembly of NASA’s first Orion crew module at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout…
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US Heavy Lift Mars Rocket Passes Key Review and NASA Sets 2018 Maiden Launch Date
Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will be the most powerful rocket…
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Engineers Start Stacking Operations for Maiden Launch of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Test Capsule
The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned…