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Overflow · 11-03-2014, 09:19 AM

The first Orion capsule has been completed. Orion is apart of the SLS, or Space Launch System, which is meant to replace the Space Shuttle Program and take humans beyond low earth orbit.

Also, the rocket that will take Orion on its first test flight is now in Kennedy Space Center's VAB. The rocket is a Delta IV Heavy.

Orion is set to launch December 4, 2014. The unmanned flight will take Orion farther than any spacecraft has been in 40 years. The flight is planned to orbit the Earth twice over 4.5 hours.

11-03-2014, 09:19 AM	#1832
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	The first Orion capsule has been completed. Orion is apart of the SLS, or Space Launch System, which is meant to replace the Space Shuttle Program and take humans beyond low earth orbit. Also, the rocket that will take Orion on its first test flight is now in Kennedy Space Center's VAB. The rocket is a Delta IV Heavy. Orion is set to launch December 4, 2014. The unmanned flight will take Orion farther than any spacecraft has been in 40 years. The flight is planned to orbit the Earth twice over 4.5 hours.