ORION NEWS

Airbus wins ESA contract to construct third European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, May 27^th 2020 |

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus for the construction of the third European Service ...

NASA tests launch-abort system for moon-mission capsule

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 4^th 2019 |

NASA carried out a successful test Tuesday of a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take US astronauts to the Moon.The three-minute exercise at Cape...

NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Sat, May 13^th 2017 |

The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at the earliest due to high costs, the US space a...

Mars spacecraft's first missions face delays, NASA says

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 14^th 2017 |

NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts beyond earth's orbit and eventually to Mars, the U...

Orion spacecraft’s solar array successfully put to the test

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 1^st 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and delivered the qualification model of the solar array for the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion crewed spacecraft. D...

Orion ESM – structural test model ready for shipment

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Oct 29^th 2015 |

In November Airbus DS will deliver the structural test article for the European Service Module to NASA. The structural test article is an exact copy of the flight mode...

Orion Spacecraft arrives to Cape Canaveral’s launch Pad 37

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Nov 14^th 2014 |

The Lockheed Martin built Orion spacecraft has completed its 22-mile, 6-hour journey from the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center, to launch pad 37 at...

ATK successfully tests Orion launch abort motor igniter for the Orion spacecraft

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Oct 1^st 2014 |

NASA and ATK successfully completed a static test of the launch abort motor igniter for the Orion crew capsule's Laun...

Airbus Defence and Space delivers last P-3 Orion to Brazilian Air Force

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Jul 28^th 2014 |

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the last of nine P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft modernised with new systems and avionics for the Brazilian Air ...

Orion Avionics System Ready for First Test Flight

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Apr 7^th 2014 |

Testing of the Orion spacecraft’s avionics system has concluded at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Operations & Checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A...

NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachute Jettison over Arizona

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Jan 16^th 2014 |

Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed ...

HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft has been on a cross-country road trip for the past week, and it's taking a week-long rest stop in Tucson, Ariz.

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Dec 20^th 2013 |

HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft has been on a cross-count...

Heat Shield for NASA's Orion Spacecraft Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Dec 5^th 2013 |

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Orion spacecraft is just about ready to turn up the heat. The spacecraft's heat shield arrived at the agency...

NASA Invites Media to View Orion Heat Shield Send Off and Delivery

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 2^nd 2013 |

The heat shield that will protect NASA's Orion spacecraft during its first test mission next year is complete and ready to ship from Manchester, N.H., to the agency's ...

NASA Invites Media to View Orion Heat Shield Send Off and Delivery

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 2^nd 2013 |

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The heat shield that will protect NASA's Orion spacecraft during its first test mission next year is complete and r...