Orion!

• by DZM admin

  Orion's test launch was successful!

  NASA and its commercial partners are designing Orion to take astronauts to a near-Earth asteroid in the 2020s, and to Mars and its moons in the 2030s. For that reason, NASA portrays Friday's 4.5-hour test flight as a first step toward deep-space exploration... "I would describe it as the beginning of the Mars era," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said on NASA TV.

  The space era draws nearer! 😃

  Posted December 5, 2014 3:16 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  I was watching and just 5 seconds before launch the image fell away ! So, I missed the actual launch ! :p 😄

  Posted December 5, 2014 3:29 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  I managed to sneak a peak at work - don't tell my boss! An exciting time in space exploration 😃

  Posted December 5, 2014 7:41 PM