NASA Has Lots to Prove With This Morning’s Orion Test Flight
NASA’s Orion test flight is scheduled for this morning. The launch is a giant first step (you could say “a giant leap”) toward an eventual mission to Mars.
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NASA is hoping to launch an unmanned test flight of its Orion spacecraft today, though at the time of this writing it hasn’t yet pushed the button:
#Orion is currently “no-go” due to a range issue. There’s a boat in the launch area. Teams are working to remove the boat from the area.
— NASA (@NASA) December 4, 2014
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