United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy Rocket Launches Orion #2
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Lockheed Martin successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Dec. 5, 2014. [Read full story.]
United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy Rocket Launches Orion #3
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Lockheed Martin successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Dec. 5, 2014. [Read full story.]
United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy Rocket Launches Orion #4
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Lockheed Martin successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Dec. 5, 2014. [Read full story.]
Spectators at Orion Launch
Spectators thronged the NASA Causeway connecting NASA's Kennedy Space Center with Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to view the launch of the Orion Flight Test on Dec. 5, 2014. [Read full story.]
Orion Capsule Post-Splashdown
Orion capsule sits in the Pacific Ocean following splashdown, the conculsion of its first uncrewed test flight on Dec. 5, 2014. [Read full story.]
Orion Capsule Floats in the Pacific Ocean
NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the Orion capsule, ended its first uncrewed test flight (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. [Read full story.]
Orion Capsule with Three Main Chutes Deployed
NASA Aeronautics tweeted this photo on Dec. 5, 2014, following the successful re-entry of Orion spacecraft, writing: "#Ikhana coverage of #Orion shows great use for UAVs; this is part of our work. #Flynasa." [Read full story.]
Orion's Main Chutes
NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the Orion capsule, ended its first uncrewed test flight (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. [Read full story.]
Orion's Main Chutes #2
NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the Orion capsule, ended its first uncrewed test flight (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. [Read full story.]
Orion Spacecraft with Main Chutes Deployed
NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the Orion capsule, ended its first uncrewed test flight (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. [Read full story.]
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