Orion Launch Scrubbed, Next Window 7:05 a.m. Friday
The countdown is on for Thursday’s 7:05 a.m. EST launch of NASA’s new human spacecraft, Orion, on its first voyage to space. […]
The countdown is on for Thursday’s 7:05 a.m. EST launch of NASA’s new human spacecraft, Orion, on its first voyage to space. […]
Meteorologists upgraded their outlook for Orion’s launch tomorrow morning to give it a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions. […]
A prelaunch status briefing will be held at 11 a.m. A NASA overview event with participation from social media followers will air at 1 p.m. […]
Meteorologists have not changed their prediction for Thursday morning’s weather and they continue to call for a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions for Orion’s lift off on its first flight test. […]
America embarks on a long-lasting trip to Mars this Thursday. Orion’s maiden flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), slated to test spacecraft’s crucial systems is a critical first step on our journey to destinations beyond Earth never before visited by humans, like asteroids and Mars. […]
The processing of Orion and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remains on course for a launch Thursday, Dec. 4, on the first flight test of the spacecraft design. […]
Orion’s heat shield will endure temperatures near 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit in its December flight test. Engineer Molly White explains how it works in this video. […]
Orion will lift off aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket to perform the first flight test in space of the spacecraft that is being designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space. […]
NASA’s new Orion spacecraft now is at its launch pad after completing its penultimate journey in the early hours Wednesday. […]
Kevin Rivers was nothing but giddy as he stood behind the closed door of the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, waiting to see the Orion spacecraft that will one day send humans on the journey to Mars. […]
Every Friday, Oct. 31- Nov. 28, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Lockheed Martin rocket specialists will present exciting first-hand information about Orion, the new spacecraft that will take mankind further into space than we’ve gone before, including Mars. […]
As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, a new video — called “Trial By Fire” — details the spacecraft’s test and the critical systems engineers will evaluate during the Dec. 4 flight. […]