Posted on 07/23/2018 10:26:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin
NASA shared photos of the capsule's transfer to the White House lawn in a tweet July 21. The display was part of the Made in America showcase, an annual product display launched by President Donald Trump to highlight American manufacturing. The capsule earned its place thanks to its production by Lockheed Martin in 2011 and 2012 using parts manufactured by more than a thousand companies based in the U.S., NASA officials wrote.
This specific Orion capsule is the only one to have flown so far, during a test flight on Dec. 5, 2014, according another NASA tweet about the display. The vessel was brought to the capital sheathed in plastic, then unwrapped and hoisted over the fence that surrounds the White House.
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I really like him (Reeves) in the John Wick role... he does the research, and the gun range practice, to make it look at real as possible.
Bet that line shows up in the NYT and LAT tomorrow.
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