NASA's Orion spacecraft at the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion made the 8-day, 2,700-mile overland trip back to Kennedy from Naval Base San Diego in California.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft at the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion made the 8-day, 2,700-mile overland trip back to Kennedy from Naval Base San Diego in California. Analysis of date obtained during its two-orbit, four-and-a-half-hour mission Dec. 5 will provide engineers detailed information on how the spacecraft fared. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program led the recovery, offload, and transportation efforts.
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Dec. 19, 2014