Lockheed Transfers Orion Capsule To NASA

Orion Artemis I handover.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
CAPE CANAVERAL—Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for NASA’s deep-space crewed Orion spacecraft, has completed assembly and testing of the capsule earmarked for a flight test in November and transferred possession to NASA. The Kennedy Space Center Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team will pick up...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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