Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 1, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Orion’s Flight Test Rocket Moves to Launch Pad The rocket that will carry an Orion spacecraft into orbit for the first time was moved to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday. Assembled inside the Horizontal Integration Facility adjacent to LC-37, the United Launch Alliance Delta IVHeavy will be lifted into its vertical position later. The Heavy configuration, which is made up of three Delta IV core stages with one RS-68 engine, is one of the strongest rockets available to NASA while the agency builds the Space Launch System.Read more... Edited October 8, 2014 by Waspie_Dwarf corrected typo in tags. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 1, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted October 1, 2014 NASA’s Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on their path to a December flight test.Orion was moved Sunday out of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Delta IV Heavy rocket, built by United Launch Alliance, made its move Tuesday night, to nearby Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was raised Wednesday from the horizontal position into its vertical launch configuration. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 2, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Delta IV Rocket Rolls OutThe United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket that will launch Orion on its first flight in December rolls out to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and is lifted into its vertical launch configuration.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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