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First test launch for Orion, the space capsule that will take man to Mars

Cape Canaveral, USA - Today’s mission will test atmospheric entry systems

Today at 1:05 pm Italian time (7:05 am local time) NASA will perform the first test flight of Orion space capsule, that one day might take men on Mars. The launch will depart from Cape Canaveral base in Florida. The spaceship will be unmanned: today’s mission is meant to test the systems that guarantee the astronauts’ security when entering the atmosphere, especially the thermal control protecting the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1164682
Rome, Italy, 12/04/2014 12:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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