Orion's First Flight
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
Presenter: Dr. Paul Ceruzzi
Orion: NASA’s newest spacecraft, built to further NASA’s quest to send human’s farther than they’ve ever gone before. This new spacecraft will launch into space for the first time on December 5 on an uncrewed test flight that will test Orion systems that are critical to the safety of the crew. This What's New in Aerospace? program will include a video of the the Orion test launch which Paul Ceruzzi, Curator of Space History, will explain and interpret. He will also answer questions about Orion and this important launch.
Learn more about Orion in this video produced by NASA.
This program is made possible through the generous support of Boeing.
How to attend
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
650 Jefferson Drive SW. Washington, DC 20560
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