Orion spacecraft exploration flight test 1 (SUCCESS)

[Aide33]

On December 4th, NASAs brand new spacecraft will lift off on an unmanned mission to test flight hardware for beyond low earth orbit mission (deep space, Mars etc.)

You can watch the launch and post launch mission livestreamed here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

What the mission is about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZqSWWKmHQ

I, for one, am super excited about this because this is the first time this spacecraft is flown and it's the first human rated craft since the space shuttle.

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[Clear Glass]

Finally getting our manned space flight capability back, thanks Obama for selling us out to the russians...you twat.

[Gojira]

it's at like 6 am where i'm at

correction: 5:04 am
idgaf i'm getting up at 4:30 if i need to

[Aide33]

Finally getting our manned space flight capability back, thanks Obama for selling us out to the russians...you twat.

well thanks to congress and their spectacular budget management, this will only fly with humans on the SLS in 2025

[Gojira]

well thanks to congress and their spectacular budget management, this will only fly with humans on the SLS in 2025

best congress 10/10 A++

[#Ravencroft]

Orion? More like Betelgeuse amirite

[Aide33]

Bump because it's launching in 30 minutes

[Biohazard]

hey look, something that i might not miss

[Dragonslayer182]

loving boats get the hell away from it already

[Maxwell.]

sink the damn boat jfc

[Kobewarrior]

they should send the boat instead

[Biohazard]

loving boats man

[Maxwell.]

boats are slowing down humanities progression

get rid of them we can just swim

LAUNCHING IN T- 10 MINUTES

[Dragonslayer182]

T-5!

[Biohazard]

well forget me my stream broke