Tag: EFT-1
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NASA astronaut Rex Walheim excited about Orion test flight
NASA astronaut Rex Walheim says the Orion EFT-1 test flight represents the opening of a new era for the space agency.
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Live coverage: Orion lands in Pacific
Live coverage of the countdown and flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion space capsule on its first test flight in Earth orbit. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Video: Orion countdown status briefing
NASA, Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance officials hold the L-2 day countdown status briefing following the launch readiness review on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
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Isolated showers, gusty winds expected for Thursday’s Delta 4 launch
Artist’s concept of the Orion spacecraft mounted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket. Credit: NASA Weather forecasters will watch for isolated rain showers and gusty winds that could delay Thursday’s launch of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion space capsule on its first flight into orbit. The official outlook released Monday by…
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Previous flights of the Delta 4-Heavy
As a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepares to carry NASA’s Orion spaceship on its first orbital flight test, we look back at the seven previous Heavy launches. Delta 310: Delta 4-Heavy demo flight The test launch of Boeing’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket began with a breath-taking blastoff from Cape Canaveral on December 21, 2004,…
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Photos: Delta 4-Heavy ready for Orion flight test
Launch will occur from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch pad. Credit: ULA The Orion spacecraft stands 73 feet tall. Credit: ULA Launch is set to occur at 7:05 a.m. EST on Dec. 4. Credit: ULA The first flight test of Orion will be a two-orbit, four-hour shakedown cruise to check critical systems of the…
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US Navy ready to support EFT-1 Orion’s splashdown
While public attention is focused on the upcoming launch of the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) Orion, the US Navy is preparing for the spacecraft’s splashdown at the conclusion of the test mission. The USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor will be involved in the first of the three contracted Orion returns that will be spread…
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Photos: Orion’s rollout to the pad
On Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, NASA’s next-generation Orion crew capsule made a six-hour trek from a processing building to launch pad 37B where the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket awaits liftoff of the test flight Dec. 4 . Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II
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NASA’s first Orion capsule delivered to launch pad
Orion passes the VAB. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s Orion spacecraft took a road trip to the launch pad Tuesday night, arriving at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 where a Delta 4-Heavy rocket awaits flight of the new capsule on Dec. 4. The unmanned Exploration Flight Test No. 1 will send Orion around…
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Weather delays Orion move to pad
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Bad weather has delayed by 24 hours NASA’s next-generation Orion capsule from rolling out to the launch pad for its flight test next month. The move is rescheduled for Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. EST. Orion is headed to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Complex 37B where a United Launch Alliance…