DaFreak
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Binnen een halfuurtje kan je hier live de eerste testvlucht van de Orion capsule bekijken. Als alles goed gaat zal de launch van de de Delta IV heavy om 13:05 plaats vinden.
"NASA’s next step toward sending astronauts to Mars is fast approaching with the first scheduled test flight of the Orion crew capsule. Thursday’s mission will see Orion make two orbits of the planet during a four and a half hour mission that will end with the spacecraft’s recovery in the Pacific Ocean. Reaching a maximum altitude of 5,790 kilometres the mission will test separation mechanisms, demonstrate Orion’s Crew Module in orbit and prove that the spacecraft can withstand atmospheric reentry and be recovered successfully."
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Orion | NASA
"NASA’s next step toward sending astronauts to Mars is fast approaching with the first scheduled test flight of the Orion crew capsule. Thursday’s mission will see Orion make two orbits of the planet during a four and a half hour mission that will end with the spacecraft’s recovery in the Pacific Ocean. Reaching a maximum altitude of 5,790 kilometres the mission will test separation mechanisms, demonstrate Orion’s Crew Module in orbit and prove that the spacecraft can withstand atmospheric reentry and be recovered successfully."
[youtube]w2kSeINalHg[/youtube]
Orion | NASA
