Orion spacecraft crew capsule completed and ready for fueling

NASA’s return to manned spaceflight took a couple of major steps forward this week with the completion of the Orion crew capsule and the attachment of it and the previously-completed service module to the adapter that will connect Orion to its rocket. This marks the completion of all major components of the spacecraft, which is due to make its first test flight in December... Continue Reading Orion spacecraft crew capsule completed and ready for fueling



Section: Space



Tags: NASA, Orion Spacecraft, Space Launch System, Spacecraft, Unmanned



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from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://www.gizmag.com/orion-fuelling/33775/