Fwd: [New post] NASA Ends the Year With Progress on SLS and Orion

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From: AmericaSpace <donotreply@wordpress.com>
Date: December 7, 2012 4:55:52 AM CST
To: bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com
Subject: [New post] NASA Ends the Year With Progress on SLS and Orion

Amy Teitel posted: "[caption id="attachment_28139" align="aligncenter" width="500"] NASA's Orion capsule is one its way to becoming a flight-worthy spacecraft. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian[/caption] NASA's had some trials and triumphs lately developing its next generation sp" New post on AmericaSpace NASA Ends the Year With Progress on SLS and Orion by Amy Teitel NASA's had some trials and triumphs lately developing its next generation spaceflight system. In the last month, an Orion spacecraft cracked during pressure testing and a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket flew supersonically—at least, a model managed a simulated supersonic flight in a wind tunnel. Overall, it's progress all around. Read more of this post Amy Teitel | December 7, 2012 at 5:55 am | Tags: aerospace, Astronaut, Buffet Model, Bulkhead, Cape Canaveral, EM-1 Mission, ET-1 Mission, Exploration, Explore, Heavy Lift Vehicle, Human Space Flight, International Space Station, ISS, Johnson Space Center, JSC, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Langley, Lockheed Martin, Moon, NASA, Obama, Orion, Pressure Test, rocket, Rockets, SLS, Space, space exploration, Space Launch System, Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, ULA, United Launch Alliance, Wind Tunnel | Categories: Heavy Lift Vehicle, HLV, NASA, Orion, SLS, Space Launch System | URL: http://wp.me/p1YCNG-7jQ Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=28138