NASA Preparing For Test Of Orion Crew Capsule Next Week Written 28 June 2019
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28 June 2019
SPACE reports that on July 2, NASA “plans to prove out the Orion capsule’s launch-abort system, which is designed to get astronauts away from their rocket in the event of an emergency during launch.” The “critical component of NASA’s next crew-carrying spacecraft” will “liftoff...from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a 4-hour window that opens at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).” NASA officials said in a description of the test, “During the 3-minute test, the spacecraft, with a fully functional launch abort system, will climb to an altitude of about 6 miles [10 kilometers], traveling at more than 1,000 miles per hour [1,600 km/h].” (Image Credit: NASA)
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SPACE reports that on July 2, NASA “plans to prove out the Orion capsule’s launch-abort system, which is designed to get astronauts away from their rocket in the event of an emergency during launch.” The “critical component of NASA’s next crew-carrying spacecraft” will “liftoff...from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a 4-hour window that opens at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).” NASA officials said in a description of the test, “During the 3-minute test, the spacecraft, with a fully functional launch abort system, will climb to an altitude of about 6 miles [10 kilometers], traveling at more than 1,000 miles per hour [1,600 km/h].” (Image Credit: NASA)
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