Orion Soars on First Flight Test NASA’s Orion Spacecraft - TopicsExpress



          

Orion Soars on First Flight Test NASA’s Orion Spacecraft launched successfully atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket Dec. 5 at 7:05 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orion’s Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), is the first flight test for NASA’s new deep space capsule and is a critical step on NASAs journey to Mars. The 4.5 hour flight is scheduled to conclude with the splashdown of Orion in the Pacific Ocean. Watch the launch video: https://youtube/watch?v=UEuOpxOrA_0&feature=youtu.be Watch live mission coverage: nasa.gov/ntv
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:33:04 +0000

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