Orion Sensors, Software May Be Tested on Future Shuttle Mission

NASA may test the Orion crew exploration vehicle’s navigation sensors and software on a space shuttle flight in 2009 or 2010, as the shuttle program works toward fleet retirement in September 2010. The Constellation Program’s Orion project office is defining a formal “Relative Navigation Sensor’s...

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