After technical difficulties that kept NASA’s Orion from launching yesterday, the spacecraft had lift off this morning at 7:05 AM EST. At the time of this post, Orion has reached over 3,600 miles above Earth and is heading back towards our planet at 20,000 miles per hour. The spacecraft is expected to land in the […]
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NASA’s Orion Test Flight Postponed
Technical issues earlier this morning caused NASA to postpone the launch of Orion’s test flight until tomorrow morning. The countdown was held several times due to a boat in close proximity, winds, and later technical issues, BBC News reports. What finally scrubbed the launch was an issue with the fill and drain valves that the […]