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Orion Drop Test - Jan. 06, 2012
01.06.12 - After six months of testing, an 18,000 pound (8,165 kg) Orion mockup took its final splash into NASA's Hydro Impact Basin on Jan. 6.
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A Look to the Future, a Part of Langley's Past
08.09.11 - NASA Langley's most visible link to the future of space exploration became a part of its most visible link to the center's space past Tuesday when a ribbon was cut to signify that the Hydro Impact Basin was open for business.
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Orion Parachute Test for Orbital Test Flight
12.21.11 - NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert Tuesday, Dec. 20.
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Orion: From Factory to Flight
12.21.11 - NASA is making steady progress on building the Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts deeper into space than ever before.
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Orion Drop Test - Dec. 13, 2011
12.13.11 - The eighth water landing test of the Orion test article in the Hydro Impact Basin.
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Program Passes Milestone for Spaceport Advances
12.06.11 - The 21st Century Ground Systems Program passed a major milestone as it moves Kennedy toward a multi-use spaceport.
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Orion Continues to Make a Splash
12.02.11 - The Orion test article took its seventh splash into the Hydro Impact Basin Dec. 1.
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Mobile Launcher Moves to Launch Pad
11.16.11 - The mobile launcher is making the longest trip of its young life today to begin a two-week series of structural tests at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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What Goes Up Must Come Down
10.31.11 - An Orion media day gave NASA the opportunity to show off its researchers and Hydro Impact Basin facility.
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Exploration Flight Test-1 Animation
11.09.11 - During the proposed Exploration Flight Test-1, Orion will reach a higher altitude than any spacecraft intended for human use since 1973.
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NASA EDGE Vodcast: Orion Drop Test
10.20.11 - The NASA EDGE team covers the Orion taking the inaugural plunge at NASA Langley's new Hydro Impact Basin.
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Orion Phase 1 Drop Test
10.20.11 - Engineers conducted the first test as part of Phase 1 of the Orion boilerplate test article at NASA's Langley Research Center, on Oct. 18.
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Florida Governor Tours Orion Facilities
10.20.11 - Florida Gov. Rick Scott saw the facilities at Kennedy Space Center that will be used to assemble and process the Orion spacecraft in the future.
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Bolden Touts Progress During Mobile Launcher Tour
10.13.11 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden took a firsthand look at the Mobile Launcher that will serve as the launch pad for the Space Launch System.
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Launch Pad 39B Retooled for Future
09.29.11 - Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is taking the shape of a launch complex to serve future rockets.
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Orion Spacecraft Brought to Life by a New Generation
09.27.11 - Recent college graduates were tapped to design an exciting new look into the Orion spacecraft, the agency’s deep space exploration vehicle.
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NASA Completes Orion Parachute Testing in Arizona
09.27.11 - NASA has completed the first in a series of flight-like parachute tests for the agency's Orion spacecraft.
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First Space-Bound Orion Comes Alive With First Weld
09.09.11 - Construction began this week on the first new NASA spacecraft built to take humans to orbit since space shuttle Endeavour left the factory in 1991.
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Acoustic Tests Verify Orion’s Sound Engineering
09.02.11 - Engineers have successfully completed the first of a series of acoustic tests on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) ground test vehicle, which consists of two major components of the Orion spacecraft: the crew module and the launch abort system.
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Orion MPCV HIB Splash Test -- Aug 2, 2011
08.02.11 - The second drop test of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle in the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center.
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