10 Years Ago: Orion Flies its First Mission - NASA
The Orion spacecraft’s first mission, called Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), launched into space on Dec. 5, 2014. Orion launched on a Delta-IV Heavy booster, flying to an altitude of 3,600...
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The Orion spacecraft’s first mission, called Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), launched into space on Dec. 5, 2014. Orion launched on a Delta-IV Heavy booster, flying to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth. The 4.5-hour uncrewed mission demonstrated Orion’s space-worthiness, tested the spacecraft’s heat shield during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, and proved the […]