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Orion Test Flight

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GQfluffy (Database Editor & Founding Member) 04 Dec 14, 14:07Post
as of 9:06 AM Eastern US...launch has been aborted...well I lost count so quite a few times this morning. Window still open for the next 40 minutes or so.
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Boris (Founding Member) 04 Dec 14, 14:13Post
A little after 7 AM the sky was crystal clear, so I thought I'd have a good view, even from ~100 miles away.

Then I came to work, and it's foggy and cloudy as can be... {grumpy}
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GQfluffy (Database Editor & Founding Member) 04 Dec 14, 14:36Post
And they scrubbed it. Fuel tank drain valve issues.

Like they need those anyway once it's lit. :))
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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 05 Dec 14, 12:00Post
Hopefully, second try is a charm. Going up in 4:45.

NASA TV Link.
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
helvknight (Founding Member) 05 Dec 14, 15:10Post
And we have lift off.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... rs-mission
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Fumanchewd 06 Dec 14, 01:43Post
Its cool, but noone in their right mind thinks this this is the "Mars" ship as the media is hyping it to be.
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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 20 Dec 14, 00:08Post
NASA released this on-board video of the descent.



Trippy.
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