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NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully passes its static loads tests

Orlando, Usa - First flight scheduled in September 2014

After a month of being poked, prodded and pressurized in ways that mimicked the stresses of spaceflight, the Orion crew module of the American space agency NASA successfully passed its static loads tests. When Orion launches on Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), which is targeted for September 2014, it will travel farther from Earth than any spacecraft built for humans in more than 40 years. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1152922
Rome, Italy, 06/07/2013 18:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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