Orion

Orion Capsule Accelerating to 2014 Launch and Eventual Asteroid Exploration

April 14, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter NASA is picking up the construction pace on the inaugural space-bound Orion crew capsule at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida – and accelerating towards blastoff on the unmanned Exploration Flight Test-1 mission (EFT-1) slated for September 2014 atop a [...]

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Beautiful Astrophoto: Zoom Into Orion

March 1, 2013

Here’s an awesome sequence of images from skyscape photographer Miguel Claro. These images were captured from Cape Espichel, Sesimbra, Portugal, about 40 km away from Lisbon. This triple sequence poster contains a beautiful widefield view of the well-known winter constellations visible from the northern hemisphere; then a zoom in to focus on Orion; then Claro [...]

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NASA: Reaches for New Heights – Greatest Hits Video

January 25, 2013

Video Caption: At NASA, we’ve been a little busy: landing on Mars, developing new human spacecraft, going to the space station, working with commercial partners, observing the Earth and the Sun, exploring our solar system and understanding our universe. And that’s not even everything.Credit: NASA Check out this cool action packed video titled “NASA: Reaching [...]

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NASA Stars at 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade with Orion and Curiosity – Photos and Video

January 22, 2013

Image caption: Orion deep space crew capsule float passes in front of the White House at the Presidential Inaugural parade on Jan 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Credit: NASA NASA’s new Orion deep space crew capsule and sensational Curiosity Mars rover had starring roles at the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade held on Monday, Jan 21, [...]

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NASA’s Curiosity and Orion Shine at Presidential Inaugural Parade

January 21, 2013

Video caption: Preview of Mars Curiosity Parade Float. Jim Green, Director of the Science Mission Directorate Planetary Systems Division at NASA Headquarters, describes the replica of the Mars Curiosity Rover on the second NASA float in Monday’s (Jan 21, 2013) presidential inaugural parade. Parade photos below Full scale models of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover and [...]

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