The first flight test of Orion, NASA’s next-generation spacecraft capable of sending astronauts on future missions to an asteroid and the journey to Mars, now is scheduled to launch Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:05 EST, atop a ULA Delta IV Heavy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA TV coverage begins at 6 There is a two-hour, 39-minute launch window. A Thursday attempt was scrubbed due to valve issues that could not be remedied before the launch window closed. During the flight test, the un-crewed Orion will orbit Earth twice and travel to a distance of 3,600 miles into spac
The first flight test of Orion, NASA’s next-generation spacecraft capable of sending astronauts on future missions to an asteroid and the journey to Mars, now is scheduled to launch Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:05 EST, atop a ULA Delta IV Heavy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA TV coverage begins at 6 There is a two-hour, 39-minute launch window. A Thursday attempt was scrubbed due to valve issues that could not be remedied before the launch window closed. During the flight test, the un-crewed Orion will orbit Earth twice and travel to a distance of 3,600 miles into space before splashing down in the Pacific. Orion Flight Test Launch
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