#NASA’s #Orion #spacecraft being prepared for launch in a special work platform the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center.
This capsule few on top of a #ULA #Delta IV #rocket on Exploration Flight Test 1 to prove certain systems, especially the heat shield, would function as expected.

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Orion Capsule in Processing by Heron And Fox

Orion Capsule in Processing by Heron And Fox

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#SpaceSaturday: A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy #rocket #launched #NASA’s #Orion #spacecraft on Exploration Flight Test 1, or #EFT1.
The Delta IV Heavy was chosen as the post powerful and compatible rocket for the Orion test capsule, since its upper stage, the Delta Cryogenic Second Stage, serves as the basis for the Interim Cryogenic Upper Stage on the #SLS #rocket.
The #Delta4 could lift the capsule into a trajectory that would cause it to re-enter the atmosphere at similar velocities as a lunar return, proving the heat shield, parachutes, and landing systems.
It also verified the #LaunchAbortSystem disposal and fairing jettison.
#Delta4, #Delta4Heavy, #ExplorationFlightTest1, #RocketLaunch, #DeltaCryogenicSecondStage, #DCSS, #InterimCryogenicUpperStage, #ICUS, #UnitedLaunchAlliance, #ULA
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Delta IV with Orion Climbs by Heron And Fox

Delta IV with Orion Climbs by Heron And Fox

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