Watch NASA TV for live coverage of todays launch of NASAs new Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch window extends until 9:44 a.m. EST. Orion will be carrying an Embry-Riddle logo patch in the crew module as the spacecraft circles the the earth twice and splashes down in the Pacific. The un-crewed Orion will orbit 3,600 miles above Earth before splashing down in the Pacific. Orion is being designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space, including a trip to an asteroid and eventually to Mars. Watch: nasa.gov/
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:15:54 +0000
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