Tag: Orion spacecraft

The tests are critical to ensuring the flight readiness and structural integrity of the module containing all the air, nitrogen and water for the astronaut crew, as well as in-space propulsion, batteries and solar arrays to generate power during deep space missions. Credits: NASA

Orion’s Power System To Be Put To the Test

MessageToEagle.com | November 30, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – NASA is about to begin testing the heart of Orion’s power systems at the world’s largest, most powerful space environment simulation facility early next year. Test

During Exploration Mission-1, Orion will venture thousands of miles beyond the moon during an approximately three week mission. Credits: NASA

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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Will Travel Thousands Of Miles Beyond The Moon

MessageToEagle.com | November 29, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – NASA is hard at work building the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems needed to send astronauts into deep space. The agency