Orion launch to check human flight risks in region

That tag doesn't embody the value of building the gumdrop-shaped Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle, designed by Lockheed Martin to hold folks into region.

The take a look at mission, called EFT 1, is regular to explode Gregorian calendar month four at 7:05 am  from a house Administration platform at Kennedy Space Center. It aims to finish with associate degree ocean landing regarding four and a hours later.

EFT-1 is totally the most important issue that this agency goes to try and do this year, same William Hill, National Aeronautics and Space Administration deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development.
This is basically our beginning on our journey to Mars.

Nov 06, 2014

With reminiscences still contemporary of 2 industrial area flight accidents within the past ten days, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is preparation its 1st take a look at flight of the Orion artificial satellite that might someday carry humans to Mars.

No one are going to be on board once Orion launches next month from headland in Sunshine State, however the take a look at can involve over $370 million in rocket instrumentality and hardware.