Three Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. flight cameras have been installed on the Orion Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) crew module by prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Ball’s cameras are the first ...

HOUSTON—The instrumented Orion capsule assigned to Exploration Flight Test-1 was hoisted atop its Delta 4 Heavy launch vehicle pre-positioned at Space Launch Complex 37 of Cape Canaveral on Nov. 12.

NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built EFT-1 Orion test capsule is scheduled to begin vibration testing at Kennedy Space Center this week, followed by heat shield installation in May after successful ...

ATK successfully delivered a launch abort motor to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) of NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, scheduled to fly next year. The test ...

Early tomorrow morning, Thursday December 4, NASA is scheduled to perform the first test flight of the new Orion spacecraft. The entirety of NASA's human space exploration plan hinges on Orion -- if ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com HOUSTON — NASA is challenging schoolchildren to protect their future ride into space. NASA's new Exploration Design Challenge, ...

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This animation depicts the proposed test flight of the Orion spacecraft in 2014. During the test, which is called Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1), Orion will launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., ...