Orion Spacecraft On the Path To Future Flight

gilgsn writes "Preparations for Orion's first mission in 2013 are well under way as a Lockheed Martin-led crew begins lean assembly pathfinding operations for the spacecraft. The crew is conducting simulated manufacturing and assembly operations with a full-scale Orion mockup to verify the tools, processes and spacecraft integration procedures work as expected."

Orion Spacecraft On the Path To Future Flight

[Anonymous Coward]

PERIOD

Re:Not the big nuclear spacecraft

[MichaelSmith]

Ah yes, old bang bang. I doubt that one will be launched from Canaveral.

Re:Not the big nuclear spacecraft

[Anonymous Coward]

Al least, not more than once.

Re:I thought Orion was dead

[CohibaVancouver]

Orion will most likely be the crew vehicle for any future launch system

Project Mercury called. They want their spaceflight technology back.

Re:Bad name?

[louden obscure]

i prolly need to get my eye glass prescription changed... on first glance i read it as being named "onion."