Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for Orion, is hosting a Google Hangout today for an Orion fairing separation test. Using a series of precisely-timed, explosive charges and mechanisms, the team will evaluate design changes they’ve made to the spacecraft’s fairing separation system. Watch it live on Google+, or tune into the livestream on YouTube!

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Click here to learn more about the fairing separation tests:

NASA’s Orion Program First Fairing Separation Test Provides Data to Validate Design