Orion, a NASA spacecraft designed to launch a new era of space exploration and eventually take humans to Mars, has made its first test-flight journey. The space expedition, which was set to take place Thursday but was The Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft sits on the launch pad awaiting liftoff in the … Read more
The Delta 4-Heavy rocket and Orion will prepare to try again tomorrow to launch on the flight test around the Earth. Liftoff was delayed from the original 7:05 a.m. by an errant boat in the restricted waters of the Atlantic, ground After several complications, the Orion launch has been delayed until Friday morning. CAPE CANAVERAL, … Read more
NASA is preparing to step back into the business of making history with the first launch of its new Orion spacecraft, which will embark on its first test flight Thursday morning to gather data critical to preparing the craft to carry NASA is preparing to step back into the business of making history with the … Read more
NASA was forced to scrub the highly anticipated first test flight of its crewed, Mars-bound Orion spacecraft Thursday after a series of weather delays and technical issues pushed the launch time to the end of its acceptable Orion's debut will be brief ? just 4½ hours from launch to splashdown, with two orbits of Earth. … Read more
NASA will have to wait at least one more day to see how its new Orion spacecraft flies. The unmanned Orion spacecraft is seen at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (Credit: Live coverage of the countdown and flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Orion space … Read more
Live coverage of the countdown and flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Orion space capsule on its first test flight in Earth orbit. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. A string of weather issues and technical problems prompted NASA to delay Thursday's planned launch of … Read more