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S129E008040 - STS-129 - View of PDGF on the JPM taken during STS-129/Expedition 21 Joint Operations

S129E008040 - STS-129 - View of PDGF on the JPM taken during STS-129/E...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) located on the JEM (Japanese Experiment Module) - Pressurized Module (JPM) exterior panel 04-06 and panel 04... More

S129E011354 - STS-129 - Exterior close-up view of the SSRMS mated with a PDGF

S129E011354 - STS-129 - Exterior close-up view of the SSRMS mated with...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) end effector mated with a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF). Photo taken during ST... More

S129E008085 - STS-129 - Close-up view of the Columbus Exterior

S129E008085 - STS-129 - Close-up view of the Columbus Exterior

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) located on the European Laboratory/Columbus exterior. Photo taken during STS-129 / Expedition 21 joint opera... More

S129E008030 - STS-129 - View of the JPM taken during STS-129/Expedition 21 Joint Operations

S129E008030 - STS-129 - View of the JPM taken during STS-129/Expeditio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the JEM (Japanese Experiment Module) - Pressurized Module (JPM). A Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) is visible located on the JPM ext... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" is lifted by a crane to test the load capability.  The Birdcage will be used to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for the Ares I-X rocket and to stack and de-stack the assembly from the Service Module/Spacecraft Adapter assembly.  It will also have the ability to lift and to stack and de-stack Stack-5  (all of the above components) from the Ares I-X in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I.   The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 321-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts, while their launch abort system will provide safe evacuation if a launch vehicle failure occurs.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-1421

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" is lifted by a crane to test the load capability. The Birdcage will be used to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS,... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" is lifted by a crane to test the load capability.  The Birdcage will be used to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for the Ares I-X rocket and to stack and de-stack the assembly from the Service Module/Spacecraft Adapter assembly.  It will also have the ability to lift and to stack and de-stack Stack-5  (all of the above components) from the Ares I-X in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I.   The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 321-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts, while their launch abort system will provide safe evacuation if a launch vehicle failure occurs.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-1422

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" is lifted by a crane to test the load capability. The Birdcage will be used to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS,... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –    The yellow framework seen here is the lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" that will have the ability to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for the Ares I-X rocket and to stack and de-stack the assembly from the Service Module/Spacecraft Adapter assembly.  It will also have the ability to lift and to stack and de-stack Stack-5  (all of the above components) from the Ares I-X in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I.   The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 321-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts, while their launch abort system will provide safe evacuation if a launch vehicle failure occurs.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-1420

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The yellow framework seen here is the liftin...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The yellow framework seen here is the lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" that will have the ability to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –   The yellow framework at center is the lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" that will have the ability to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for the Ares I-X rocket and to stack and de-stack the assembly from the Service Module/Spacecraft Adapter assembly.  It will also have the ability to lift and to stack and de-stack Stack-5  (all of the above components) from the Ares I-X flight test vehicle in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I.   The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 321-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts, while their launch abort system will provide safe evacuation if a launch vehicle failure occurs.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-1419

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The yellow framework at center is the lifting...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The yellow framework at center is the lifting fixture nicknamed the "Birdcage" that will have the ability to lift the Crew Module, or CM, and Launch Abort System, or LAS, assembly for t... More

S131E008974 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008974 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

S131E008978 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008978 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

S130E010302 - STS-130 - Survey View of Kibo Exterior Panels

S130E010302 - STS-130 - Survey View of Kibo Exterior Panels

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of panels on the Japanese Experiment Pressurized Module (JPM) / Kibo, including a Power and Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF), taken during Expedi... More

S131E008976 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008976 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

S131E008977 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008977 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

S131E008973 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008973 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

S130E010303 - STS-130 - Survey View of Kibo Exterior Panels

S130E010303 - STS-130 - Survey View of Kibo Exterior Panels

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of panels on the Japanese Experiment Pressurized Module (JPM) / Kibo, including a Power and Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF), taken during Expedi... More

S131E008979 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam Installation

S131E008979 - STS-131 - STS-131 EVA 2 P1 Radiator Grapple Fixture Stow...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Rick Mastracchio, in the red striped EMU, and Clay Anderson, in the all white EMU, as they work to install a Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Be... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) rotates 180 degrees to provide better access for work to be performed on its avionics box. Technicians also will install a flight releasable grappling fixture to AMS while it is upside down.      AMS is designed to operate as an external experiment on the International Space Station. It will use the unique environment of space to study the universe and its origin by searching for dark matter. AMS will fly to the station aboard space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission targeted to launch Feb. 27, 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2010-5399

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) rotates 180 degrees to provide better access for work to be pe... More

S134E011175 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011175 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011163 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011163 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011170 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 Crew Members during EVA-4

S134E011170 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 Crew Members during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke (all white EMU) and Mission Specialist (MS-4) Greg Chamitoff (red stripes) working to ... More

S134E011161 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011161 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011167 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011167 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011173 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

S134E011173 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-4) Greg Chamitoff working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011164 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011164 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011162 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011162 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011174 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

S134E011174 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-4) Greg Chamitoff working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011166 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011166 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011165 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011165 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011171 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 Crew Members during EVA-4

S134E011171 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 Crew Members during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke (all white EMU) working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a ... More

S134E011169 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011169 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011172 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

S134E011172 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Chamitoff during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-4) Greg Chamitoff working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

S134E011168 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

S134E011168 - STS-134 - View of STS-134 MS Fincke during EVA-4

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of STS-134 Mission Specialist (MS-1) Michael Fincke working to replace an Electrical Flight Grapple Fixture (EFGF) with a Power and Data G... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spacecraft technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory rotate the multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, using the turning fixture to align the MMRTG with the angle of the MMRTG integration cart behind it. The cart will be used to install the MMRTG on the Curiosity rover for a fit check. The rover is on an elevated work stand, at right. The MMRTG will be installed on the rover for launch at the pad.    The MMRTG will generate the power needed for the mission from the natural decay of plutonium-238, a non-weapons-grade form of the radioisotope. Heat given off by this natural decay will provide constant power through the day and night during all seasons. Curiosity, MSL's car-sized rover, has 10 science instruments designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source. Waste heat from the MMRTG will be circulated throughout the rover system to keep instruments, computers, mechanical devices and communications systems within their operating temperature ranges. Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is planned for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2011-6691

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spacecraft technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory rotate the mult... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6439

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6443

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6433

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6437

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6434

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6438

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6445

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the h...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launc... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6442

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6431

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6436

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6435

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6428

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6432

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6441

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6430

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6429

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6444

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6440

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture ar...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians prepare to fit a special fixture around an Orion capsule inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is de... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6449

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an O...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6447

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the h...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launc... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6446

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the h...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lift a special fixture inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launc... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6448

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an O...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians lower a special fixture around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A special fixture stands in place around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed to enable precise pre-launch processing of the Orion spacecraft. An Orion capsule is being prepared to make a flight test in 2014 on a mission that will not carry any astronauts. Photo by Tim Jacobs KSC-2012-6450

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A special fixture stands in place around an Ori...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A special fixture stands in place around an Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fixture is designed t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians use a crane to move the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft from a work fixture to a tilt and rotation stand for further pre-flight processing.      MAVEN is being prepared for its scheduled launch in November from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Positioned in an orbit above the Red Planet, MAVEN will study the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html Photo credit: NASA/ Charisse Nahser KSC-2013-3584

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians use a crane to move the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAV... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from a flatbed truck to lower it to the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the BTA handling fixture. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.     Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2569

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle f...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from a flatbed truck to lower it to the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle away from the BTA handling fixture at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2573

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle a...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle away from the BTA handling fixture at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Pr... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from a flatbed truck to lower it to the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the BTA handling fixture. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2570

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle f...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from a flatbed truck to lower it to the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the top fixture of the crew module recovery cradle onto the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2575

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the top fixture of the crew module ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the top fixture of the crew module recovery cradle onto the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Develop... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the Orion boilerplate test vehicle onto the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the BTA handling fixture. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2571

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the Orion boilerplate test vehicle ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A crane lowers the Orion boilerplate test vehicle onto the ground at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle is attached to the BTA handling fixture. The Grou... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy and Jacobs/TOSC workers help detach the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from the BTA handling fixture as a crane begins to lift it away at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2572

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy and Jacobs/TOSC workers help detach the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy and Jacobs/TOSC workers help detach the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from the BTA handling fixture as a crane begins to lift it away at a warehouse at the Naval Base San Diego in... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be moved from the pier to a warehouse at the naval base. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2590

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the crew module transportation fix...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at the Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be moved from ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate securing the crew module transportation fixture around the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2599

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate securing the crew module transpor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate securing the crew module transportation fixture around the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Developm... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the base of the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be moved from the pier to a warehouse hangar at the naval base. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2592

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the base of the crew module transp...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the base of the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be mov... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A flatbed truck carrying the crew module transportation fixture simulates the future transportation route of Orion at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2601

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A flatbed truck carrying the crew module transport...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A flatbed truck carrying the crew module transportation fixture simulates the future transportation route of Orion at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and O... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare to assemble the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be moved from the pier to a warehouse at the naval base. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2591

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare to assemble the crew module transp...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare to assemble the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The test vehicle will be mov... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2597

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transp...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Developme... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate moving the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in place to be lifted into the crew module transportation fixture at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California to a warehouse at the naval base. The test vehicle is attached to the crew module recovery cradle. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2593

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate moving the Orion boilerplate test...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers simulate moving the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in place to be lifted into the crew module transportation fixture at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California to a wareh... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2598

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transp...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Workers prepare the lid for the crew module transportation fixture for the Orion boilerplate test vehicle at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The Ground Systems Developme... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California, the crew module transportation fixture has been secured on a flatbed truck, simulating readiness for Orion's cross-country trip. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are evaluating the hardware and processes for preparing the Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, for overland transport from the naval base to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch later this year atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-orbit, four-hour flight test will help engineers evaluate the systems critical to crew safety including the heat shield, parachute system and launch abort system. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2600

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in Califo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California, the crew module transportation fixture has been secured on a flatbed truck, simulating readiness for Orion's cross-country trip. The G... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remove the handling fixture from the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego, to prepare for Underway Recovery Test 2. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs. The team will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The second underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.     The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3313

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remove the handling fixture from the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego, to p... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and cradle have been positioned in the well deck of the USS Anchorage in preparation for Underway Recovery Test 2. A worker moves a piece of the handling fixture that was removed from around the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The second underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.     The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3316

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, th...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and cradle have been positioned in the well deck of the USS Anchorage in preparation for Underway Recovery ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remove the handling fixture from the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego, to prepare for Underway Recovery Test 2. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs. The team will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The second underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3314

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel remove the handling fixture from the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego, to p... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle in the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage in preparation for Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Workers have installing a safety barrier near the test vehicle to keep it from going further into the well deck as it fills with water. In the foreground is the test vehicle handling fixture. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy will conduct the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3396

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on i...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle in the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage in preparation for Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast o... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture has been loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4531

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture has been lo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture has been loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4529

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being lo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4530

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being lo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture is being loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture and other ground support equipment have been loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4533

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture and other g...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery fixture and other ground support equipment have been loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will b... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A forklift is used to set the Orion handling fixture down in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The fixture and other ground support equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.     The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4534

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A forklift is used to set the Orion handling fixtu...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A forklift is used to set the Orion handling fixture down in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The fixture and other ground support equipment will be ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture and other ground support equipment is secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4539

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture and other ground suppor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture and other ground support equipment is secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recove... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture, special bumpers and other ground support equipment are secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.    The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4540

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture, special bumpers and ot...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion handling fixture, special bumpers and other ground support equipment are secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background is a full-scale mockup of the Mercury Redstone rocket that boosted NASA astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom on their 1961 sub-orbital missions that began America's human spaceflight program.  Orion made the overland trip from Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after completing a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission Dec. 5 to test systems critical to crew safety, including the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program led the recovery, offload and transportation efforts. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4833

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background is a full-scale mockup of the Mercury Redstone rocket that boosted NASA astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom on their 1961 sub-orbital missions that began America's human spaceflight program. Orion made the overland trip from Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after completing a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission Dec. 5 to test systems critical to crew safety, including the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program led the recovery, offload and transportation efforts. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4838

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background is a full-scale mockup of the Mercury Redstone rocket that boosted NASA astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom on their 1961 sub-orbital missions that began America's human spaceflight program.  Orion made the overland trip from Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after completing a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission Dec. 5 to test systems critical to crew safety, including the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program led the recovery, offload and transportation efforts. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-4835

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew module transportation fixture and secured on a flatbed truck nears the entrance gate to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background ... More

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