Orion Flight Test Generated 200 GB Of Engineering Data

Credit: U.S. Navy
Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor on NASA’s Orion crew capsule, is distributing 200 gigabytes of high-resolution data from the vehicle’s first exploration flight test (EFT-1) for engineers around the country to use as they prepare a second vehicle for an unmanned flight around the Moon in 2018...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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