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In the wee hours of dawn this morning, Orion was launched for its first unmanned test flight. The launch was a success and should be splashing down off the California coast anytime now. Officially dubbed the Orion MPCV (Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle), this craft is specifically built to travel far, far beyond Low Earth Orbit—like the Moon, Mars, or even deep space—then return safely home. NASA plans to use a fleet of these spacecraft for just about everything, from routine supply runs to the ISS to dropping a crew on a passing asteroid. And a little known fact about this launch (and many others)...the Delta IV rockets that powered the launch contain batteries made right in Rhode Island by Yardney Technical Products!
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:29:04 +0000

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