Lockheed Martin has delivered the Orion crew vehicle’s heat shield for the upcoming EM-1 test flight to the Kennedy Space Center from its manufacturing facility in Denver, Colorado. The heat shield, upgraded from data received after Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) in 2014, will help protect Orion from the harsh environment of reentry at speeds of approximately 11 kilometers per second (24,600 mph).
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NASA’s first space-worthy Orion spacecraft is preparing for her next key milestone in the flow…
The long-awaited debut flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has been scheduled for a morning launch…
As the launch date for Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) closes in, the Orion team…
The huge heat shield that will protect the first Orion’s return from space has been…
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The Orion for the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission has completed its avionics system…
Orion’s first trip into space has been delayed by nearly three months, following a manifest…
The United States Navy are deep into preparations for supporting the key test milestones for…
The processing flow is heating up for the first Orion set to launch into space,…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is deep into the business end of its preparations for the Exploration…
The Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) Orion has been powered up for the first time…