NASA’s Orion spacecraft that flew into space in 2014 has completed its trek from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Littleton, Colorado, facility of Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Engineers will perform final decontamination of the crew module, continue post-flight analysis and evaluate a new acoustic technology to determine if the method can produce enough energy to simulate the acoustic loads Orion will experience during launch and ascent atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. Check out images of Orion and read more about the acoustic testing here.
Looking forward to going to Mars if only in spirit and name. Can my ten students also be added?
Missed the cut off for this one, but hope to make the next one. Being 65, it will be great to get to Mars before I get to 85 (assuming I make that)
Roger
Can’t believe that it’s been over 4 years since the USA has been capable of putting humans into space. I watched Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the moon, and I saw STS135 land signaling the end of the Shuttle program. The Orion can’t come too soon!