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Mockup Orion Stack Shows Path to Launch
08.07.12 - Models of the Orion capsule and its service module offer engineers a chance to detail ways to process the spacecraft for launch.
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NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test
07.18.12 - NASA completed another successful test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014.
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Orion Test Flight: A Look at SLS Hardware, Integration
06.29.12 - When NASA conducts its first test launch of the Orion spacecraft in 2014, the crew module's designers will record invaluable data.
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NASA Unveils Orion During Ceremony
07.02.12 - At Kennedy Space Center, NASA unveiled the Orion spacecraft that will make the program's first flight test in 2014.
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First Space-Bound Orion Arrives at Kennedy
06.29.12 - NASA's Orion program reached a major milestone on June 28, 2012, when the first space-bound Orion crew capsule arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Refurbishment on Grand Scale for Iconic VAB
05.14.12 - NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is undergoing major renovations so it can support a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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Michoud Team Recognized as Orion Welds Are Completed
06.20.12 - The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has been putting the finishing touches on the first space-bound Orion capsule.
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Spaceport Goals Take Shape in Revamped Firing Room
06.06.12 - The Young-Crippen Firing Room used to oversee the liftoff of Apollo and space shuttle missions has been modernized for the next generation of launchers and spacecraft.
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Retired Apollo Engineer Sees Orion Future
06.06.12 - James Murphy, who used to work in the Operations and Checkout Building during Apollo, returned for a look at Orion.
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Orion Clean Room Subs Filters, Fans for Ceiling
05.24.12 - Engineers are trying out a temporary clean room that works by blowing filtered air over the spacecraft and doesn't need a ceiling.
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SLS Carries Deep Space Potential
05.09.12 - The Space Launch System is on track to give America the launch vehicle to send humans deeper into space than ever before.
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NASA Conducts Tests on Orion Service Module
05.08.12 - NASA engineers are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions.
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NASA's Orion Moves Closer to Next Giant Leap
03.08.12 - Lockheed Martin Space Systems will conduct the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, in early 2014 for NASA.
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Test Version of Orion Arrives at KSC
04.24.12 - The Orion Ground Test Vehicle arrived at the Operation & Checkout (O&C) Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Saturday, April 21.
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NASA Continues Orion Parachute Testing
04.18.12 - NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test, Exploration Flight Test -1, in 2014.
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Tile Makers Creating Orion Shield
03.06.12 - Workers recently began cutting and coating the first tiles that will protect an Orion spacecraft during re-entry.
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What Is Orion?
02.09.12 - NASA's new spacecraft will help astronauts travel farther into the solar system.
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NASA Conducts New Parachute Test for Orion
03.01.12 - NASA successfully conducted another drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test in 2014.
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What Is Orion?
02.09.12 - NASA's new spacecraft will help astronauts travel farther into the solar system.
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Mobile Launcher Tests Confirm Designs
02.06.12 - Precision instruments on the mobile launcher showed engineers how much the 35-story structure will sway and vibrate when in motion.