Next Orion Positioned For Launch Testing, Final Assembly

HOUSTON – The critical pressure vessel for the Orion capsule has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for testing leading up to its use on the first uncrewed flight test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in late 2018. The capsule rests atop an upgraded “bird cage” structural assembly...

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