Monday, May 27, 2013

NASA Orion Crew Spacecraft (MPCV) Uncovered

Credit: Jim Grossmann/NASA

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Lockheed Martin crew members uncover the Orion ground test vehicle in the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF)

After a move from the Operations and Checkout Facility to the LETF, the ground test vehicle will undergo a series of pyrotechnic bolt tests. 

Launching atop NASA's heavy-lift Space Launch System, also under development, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle MPCV will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit and back. 

It will also provide emergency abort capabilities. Image released May 13, 2013.

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