The Orion crew module was recovered Dec. 5, 2014 after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles off the coast of San Diego, California. Credit: U.S. Navy
Posted on 12/11/2014 8:01:09 PM PST by BenLurkin
Orion off-loaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage Monday night after the amphibious ship docked in San Diego.
NASA officials pronounced the two orbit, 4.5 hour flight maiden test flight of Orion on the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission to be a complete success.
The EFT-1 spacecraft was recovered at sea, brought to land, and off-loaded by a combined team from NASA, the U.S. Navy, and Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
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Alahwahayahoo Whackbur!
disassemble???
ok - a dumb question:
Why didn’t they splash Orion in the Atlantic off Florida and just bring straight back to Cape Caneveral?
ok - a dumb answer:
They did not want to risk another Bermuda Triangle episode.
NOT gonna need a bigger boat....
It’s a government program, plus or minus one ocean..... or close enought for government work.
I can’t wait to see which one of the guys on Shipping Wars won the Bid. Hope it wasn’t Jarret.
I am going to guess it is one of two things:
1.) The orbital mechanics didn’t work for a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida
2.) They couldn’t risk even in the slightest having any kind of malfunction and having it hit land.
or
3) The Pacific Ocean is where all these capsules are recovered and where those trained for it are stationed?
That’s true too...:)
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