NASA has just released a video that gives a glimpse of what an astronaut could see from a spacecraft while it would be falling through the earths atmosphere. The video shows the last 10...
Category: Orion Launch Dec 2014
Get up close and personal with the Orion
Want to relive the final exhilarating moments of the Orion spacecraft splashdown on the 5th of December 2014 ? We have some amazing videos to help you do just that, NASA has just released...
The Orion starts its 2 week trip to Kennedy Space Center
After a successful trip into space the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) of the Orion which blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and zoomed about 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) from Earth splashed...
Orion completes its first test flight
NASA made headlines this Friday as its Orion spacecraft completed its first test flight successfully. The Orion test flight which was initially scheduled for the 4th of December was delayed by almost 24 hours...
Update: Orion launch delayed to December 5th
The Orion launch unfortunately did not go through yesterday due to an issue with its fuel valves. NASA’s engineers are now hard at work to rectify the issue and will attempt for a second...
Update: Orion Moved from Mobile Service Tower
As we get even closer to launch hour, the Alliance Delta IV Heavy and Orion spacecraft have been moved away from the Mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 37. Both rockets and spacecraft...
NASA readies the Orion for launch tomorrow
The most iconic space flight will take place tomorrow Space Launch Complex 37 where the doors to the Mobile Servicing Tower were opened recently to reveal the Orion spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy...
5 interesting facts about the Orion you did not know
For the first time in a generation, NASA is building a new spacecraft to carry humans that will usher in a new era of space exploration. That spacecraft is the one and only Orion. A spacecraft...
