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Orion Spacecraft Takes Shape
06.11.10
JSC2010-E-089567 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician looks on as the Universal Weld System completes the final friction stir weld on the Orion spacecraft. The vehicle was inverted in the tool for this weld. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089520 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician looks on as the Universal Weld System completes the final friction stir weld on the Orion spacecraft. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089530 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician monitors as the bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion ground test article are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. The vehicle is seen in the background, inverted in the tool for the weld. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089535 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician looks on as the bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089536 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician looks on as the bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. The vehicle was inverted in the tool for this weld. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089538 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician monitors as the Universal Weld System completes the final friction stir weld on the Orion spacecraft. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089541 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician works inside the vehicle after the procedure to weld the bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft together at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089556 (27 May 2010) --- A weld technician monitors as the Universal Weld System completes the final friction stir weld on the Orion spacecraft. The vehicle is seen in the background, inverted in the tool for this weld. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089558 (27 May 2010) --- The bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. The vehicle was inverted in the tool for this weld. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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JSC2010-E-089561 (27 May 2010) --- The bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La. Nondestructive evaluations will validate the strength and integrity of the weld before the spacecraft is prepped for ground testing in flight-like environments, including static vibration, acoustics and water landing tests. Photo credit: NASA
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