Orion Crew Capsule Targeted for 2014 Leap to High Orbit
[/caption]NASA is on course to make the highest leap in human spaceflight in nearly 4 decades when an unmanned Orion crew capsule blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a high stakes, high altitude...
View ArticleNASA Stars at 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade with Orion and Curiosity –...
Image caption: Orion deep space crew capsule float passes in front of the White House at the Presidential Inaugural parade on Jan 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Credit: NASANASA’s new Orion deep space...
View ArticleNASA Alters 1st Orion/SLS Flight – Bold Upgrade to Deep Space Asteroid...
NASA Orion spacecraft blasts off atop 1st Space Launch System rocket in 2017 - attached to European provided service module – on an ambitious mission to explore Deep Space some 40,000 miles beyond the...
View ArticleNASA & US Navy Test Demonstrates Water Recovery of Orion Crew Capsule
During the stationary recovery test of Orion at Norfolk Naval Base on Aug. 15, 2013, US Navy divers attached tow lines and led the test capsule to a flooded well deck on the USS Arlington. Credit: Ken...
View ArticleAssembly Completed on Powerful Delta IV Rocket Boosting Maiden Orion Capsule...
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Assembly of the powerful Delta IV rocket boosting the pathfinder version of NASA’s Orion crew capsule on its maiden test flight in December has been...
View ArticleThe Orion’s Heat Shield Gets a Scorching on Re-entry
Yes, she's a little worse for wear, isn't she? But then again, that's what atmospheric re-entry and 2200 °Celsius (4000 °Fahrenheit) worth of heat will do to you! Such was the state of the heat shield...
View ArticleTime For NASA To Double Down On Journey To Mars
Since the Authorization Act of 2010, NASA has been pushing ahead with the goal of sending astronauts to Mars by the 2030s. The latter part of this goal has been the subject of much attention in recent...
View ArticleROCKY Exercise Device Will Help Keep Deep Space A Fit Place
Going into space comes with its share of risks. In addition to the possibility of a catastrophic failure happening during take-off or landing, and having your craft pinholed by a micrometeorite, there...
View ArticleNASA Stands Ready For Trump Transition Team
For almost a week now, NASA has been preparing for the transition between the Obama administration and that o Donald Trump, the president-elect. Unfortunately, little seems clear at this point, as the...
View ArticleNASA Moving Ahead with Deployment of Orion Capsule and Space Launch System
On October 11th, 2010, Congress signed the bipartisan NASA Authorization Act, which allocated the necessary funding for the space agency to commence preparations for its “Journey to Mars“. For the sake...
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