Engineers and Technicians Install Protective Shell on NASA's Orion Spacecraft

Engineers and Technicians Install Protective Shell on NASA's Orion Spacecraft
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2014 - The heat shield on NASA's Orion spacecraft gets all the glory when it comes to protecting the spacecraft from the intense temperature of reentry. Although the blunt, ablative shield will see the highest temperatures - up to 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit on its first flight this December - the rest of the spacecraft is hardly left in the cold. Engineers and technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce ... more

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