Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 31, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2014 NASA Prepares for Second Orion Underway Recovery Test For NASA’s new Orion spacecraft, part of getting ready for its first launch is getting ready for its first splashdown.Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 7, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted August 7, 2014 NASA, Navy Prepare for Orion Spacecraft to Make a Splash A team of technicians, engineers, sailors and divers just wrapped up a successful week of testing and preparing for various scenarios that could play out when NASA's new Orion spacecraft splashes into the Pacific Ocean following its first space flight test in December.After enduring the extreme environment of space, Orion will blaze back through Earth's atmosphere at speeds near 20,000 mph and temperatures approaching 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Its inaugural journey will end in the Pacific, off the Southern California coast, where a U.S. Navy ship will be waiting to retrieve it and return it to shore. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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