Lockheed Martin finishes building NASA Orion capsule for test flight
The first flight version of NASA’s Orion space vehicle is fully assembled and will be moved to its launch pad in Florida in coming weeks for an unmanned test launch Dec. 4. The capsule, designed and built by Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space Systems...NASA's Orion spacecraft could make 'Interstellar' a reality
Christopher Nolan’s epic movie “Interstellar” is set to open this week…but already NASA’s Orion spacecraft is well on its way to making this sort of space exploration beyond the Moon a reality. In the movie, a group of explorers break through current limitations on...EFT-1 Orion completes assembly and conducts FRR
EFT-1 Orion completes assembly and conducts FRR October 30, 2014 by Chris Bergin The stars are aligning for the December 4 debut mission of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, following the completion of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) – albeit with three “actions” to satisfy...NASA's Orion exploration capsule completes final assembly and testing
NASA’s Orion exploration capsule has completed final assembly and testing at NASA’s Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US. The final assembly included installing Ogive panels that will protect the crew module from harsh vibrations during...NASA Meets Milestone on Path to Launching its Space Launch System in 2017
NASA and ATK (NYSE: ATK) successfully completed a static test of the launch abort motor igniter for the Orion crew capsule’s Launch Abort System (LAS). Conducted at ATK’s facility in Promontory, Utah, this test is the next step toward qualifying the...NASA sets its sights back on deep space
NASA is a step closer to launching astronauts from American soil again. The space agency announced Tuesday that Boeing and Space-x will ferry crew members to the International Space Station starting in 2017. Right now, the United States pays Russia $70 million per...NASA prepares Orion capsule for debut deep-space test flight
A NASA spacecraft designed to one day fly astronauts to Mars rolled out of its processing hangar at the U.S. space agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday to be prepared for a debut test flight in December. “This is a pretty historic moment...Orion’s First Crew Module Complete
NASA’s first completed Orion crew module sits atop its service module at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew and service module will be transferred together on Wednesday to another facility for fueling,...Space Launch System (SLS) Sound Suppression System Testing Nears Completion
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has been assigned to manage the development of the agency’s new heavy-lift vehicle, the Space Launch System (SLS). A portion of this assignment requires MSFC to design and test a “sound suppression” system...Space Talk
La NASA arrive quand même a stream en direct sur twitch une sortie dans l'espace , ce que je trouve quand même assez fou et pendant ce temps dans le chat.
On a pas tous les mêmes priorités faut croire.
c'était tellement inatendu, ça m'a bien fait rire😂😂😂#NASA #Humour
No single telescope can tell the whole story of our Universe!
As we look ahead to the launch of #NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a new chapter in cosmic exploration is about to begin.
Each #NASA space telescope sees the Universe differently - revealing its stars,
A spacewalk starts long before the hatch opens. 👨🚀🛰️
Astronaut Anil Menon says preparations can begin around 8 hours earlier, with equipment checks, suit-up procedures and breathing 100% oxygen before the EVA.
Hours of work go into every step outside the ISS.
#Space #Spacewalk
HiRISE 3D: A Very Small Landslide
This image highlights a landslide starting near the bottom of a slope, which is hard to discern details in Context Camera data, but a great target for HiRISE.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_093194_1845_ESP_093339_1845_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
