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Title: Orion
Post by: Snowcrash on November 29, 2014, 13:52:26 PM

First test of Orion is on the 4th December. Keep looking up.

Get Ready for Orion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyeYrqkWv7I#ws)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DD1975 on December 01, 2014, 11:11:23 AM

ooo good find there Snowy :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DaveMorton on December 01, 2014, 15:26:53 PM

I could watch her report science news all day long. :D

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: Data on December 04, 2014, 12:40:11 PM

Bit more info here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30234625 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30234625)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DaveMorton on December 04, 2014, 17:28:39 PM

Looks like a bit of a delay... (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30333120)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: Data on December 05, 2014, 13:44:13 PM

Nasa's Orion deep space capsule launches successfully.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30343171 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30343171)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DaveMorton on December 05, 2014, 15:25:52 PM

Just over an hour till splashdown, according to NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/orion/#.VIHOB3sm-OB). That page provides a link that allows you to monitor it's progress, but it's probably getting a huge amount of traffic, since it's not loading for me. :(

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DaveMorton on December 05, 2014, 17:41:29 PM

Orion Splashdown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiUxuYBR2s0#ws)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DD1975 on December 08, 2014, 12:32:20 PM

Just to temper the excitement a tad:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30361943 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30361943)

Title: Re: Orion
Post by: DD1975 on May 23, 2016, 20:37:22 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36343542 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36343542)

Datahopa

Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: Snowcrash on November 29, 2014, 13:52:26 PM