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Posted on Apr 20, 2009 03:57:45 PM | Constellation | 10 Comments    |

This is a shot of the 18,000-pound Orion mock-up being tested in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the waves reached upward of nine feet, and the mock-up performed well. Engineers are taking a look at how the spacecraft acts in the water in order to better learn what the crew inside will experience as well as the recovery teams who will operate once Orion lands. The Orion testing will continue, and we will keep posting pictures as we get them.

 

 

 

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10 On May 02, 2009 10:40:19 AM  KaiYves  added a comment on your blog post. 

It lands on land and water- Orion is the mutant hybrid child of Apollo and Soyuz!

9 On Apr 30, 2009 04:59:57 PM  MDM  added a comment on your blog post. 

Just because the design (on a very rudimentary level) is from the 50's doesnt mean that its not a great way to send people to space. Those engineer's ideas and the issues they surmounted 50 years ago are largely the same as the issues NASA engineers face today.

8 On Apr 30, 2009 01:59:45 PM  Aaron  added a comment on your blog post. 

Delvin have you even read what the Constellation program is about? We ARE moving ahead - on to the Moon and then to Mars and beyond with this design. I'd call that moving ahead.

Great pix btw - keep up the updates!

7 On Apr 29, 2009 11:56:51 AM  Delvin  added a comment on your blog post. 

Why in the world are we taking a step backwords and designing a "new" space craft that looks like the Apollo craft? Shouldn't we be moving ahead?

6 On Apr 28, 2009 02:41:40 PM  LandoverLee  added a comment on your blog post. 

I saw this capsule when it was out from of the National Air and Space Museum. Neat!

5 On Apr 22, 2009 03:08:07 PM  Michael from Georgia USA  added a comment on your blog post. 

Awesome picture! Thank you for posting. I always look forward to these Project Constellation weblog postings. Does anyone know what NASA plans to do with this Orion CEV mock-up after these water recovery tests are finished? Could the mock-up be donated to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama perhaps?

4 On Apr 24, 2009 01:51:25 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Back to the future! This could double for an image from the late '60s or early '70s. Excellent...

3 On Apr 21, 2009 10:44:08 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

this is an amazing photo, NASA!!! keep up the good work!!! :)

2 On Apr 21, 2009 10:45:07 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

do not care

1 On Apr 22, 2009 06:04:07 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

One small dive for Orion, one giant stroke forward for Ares. Well done NASA and keep the faith.

Dan Klapp
Cincinnati, Ohio

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