Equipment for unmanned space flight takes off from Huntsville

Article Excerpt: "... Marshall Space Flight Center, said all major pieces of the rocket have been manufactured now, so NASA is more than halfway through with putting the massive rocket together for its first test flight. That first flight is slated for 2019 but ..."

Reference: www.waff.com

Orion’s First Flight: A picture-perfect event

Splashdown! Orion Spaceship Aces First Flight Test

Article Excerpt: "... "There is your new spacecraft, America. ... Orion is back on Earth. America has driven a golden spike as it crosses a bridge into the future," NASA spokesman Rob Navias declared as the capsule hit the water, 275 miles west of Baja California, at 11:29 a.m. ET. Recovery ships converged to bring Orion back to shore. ..."

Reference: www.nbcnews.com
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