NASA's Orion: From Factory to Flight

[TheSnevez]

Will the Orion spacecraft be capable to take astronauts deeper into time than ever before?

[airgord]

I'm a little disappointed that NASA did not start with a clean sheet of paper instead of using what to me, seems to be a "tricker" Apollo spacecraft (tricker, heavily modified, better). Still, I will be watching this program with tons of interest. Go NASA!

[bountyhunter8524]

@airgord Why not, it was designed in that manner for a reason. Modify what you know works, and well and not spend 4% of GDP developing this once more. Hell, Werner Von Braun designed it, IMO the best rocket scientist ever, so far.

[RangerParus]

Orion is possibly the most exciting thing that's happening right now!

[adelayari007]

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[popamon451]

i bet my great great great grandchildren wont live on this planet

[Seanamon78]

@nathernrock

We could start by culling you.

[Gregster138]

It's so sad to read comments from these gotta-have-it-now people. They are not aware that there was a seven year gap between the last Apollo mission and the first space shuttle flight. We WILL go back to the moon and go beyond. The hardware that is in development will take time to build but it WILL happen. That is a fact. Be patient, people.

[venku1222]

Sucks this will take years to finish to go to the mun.

[BloGojira]

@venku1222

Dammit NASA, hurry up! I want to meet the Kerbals!

[NovaSilisko]

It's incredible to me how heated the political debates regarding spaceflight get :x

[nasa439]

the shuttles where not a mistake the shuttle program was there to build the space station in low earth orbit so we could have a better lifer here on earth and now the station is done there is no need to for the shuttle's now

[MelficeSilesius]

@nathernrock Oh, my.

I'm sure they'll keep your eloquent input in mind.

Now, please go to your mommy or daddy and tell them what you wrote on the internet.

[MelficeSilesius]

And Russia's still going strong with the Soyuz series.

Don't fix what ain't broken, right?

Still, well done NASA.

[Morrgore]

I thought they cancelled Orion. What about that Augustine commission?

[Nuaetius1]

@Morrgore Just like any commission, they didn't like the results so they ignored them.

[Morrgore]

@Nuaetius1 Oh! Convenient...cool

[mickelmaxor]

anyone knows the music starting at 2:11 ?

[ejicon]

Gotta LOVE this awesome country we live in after watching this.

[Bosingr]

Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the spaceship Orion...

[Sharingonsandninja]

So this project is up and running again??

[kevinwafer]

Cool, but if we're stuck with rocket tech then it makes sense to manufacture and launch vehicles from the moon :-) Moon colonies, yay!

[laserfloyd]

0 to 450mph in 2 seconds? :-o

[Gurumeierhans]

@Spacecowboyable tell that to mr. Bolden

[VicariousReality7]

''in the unique environment of space''

lol what

[ZzdeathangelzZ]

The Space race is not just an American achievement, but a human achievement.

[craigsjaffe]

Such a big step backwards !



[Acidicheartburn]

Everything NASA does is so cool. And it's great to see NASA sharing the burden of space exploration with other companies. On a slightly different note, they can't really expect astronauts to spend 7 months locked up in that tiny Orion capsule, can they? You'd go nuts! I have to imagine a trip to Mars would require a craft with some form of spinning recreation/exercise section that simulates earth gravity.

[laserfloyd]

@Acidicheartburn I would imagine a larger crew vehicle would possibly mate with smaller capsule for the long trips. That's a ways off though.

[kawsihen]

1.00 u see Lockheed Martin?

[Pilotguy251]

Hope this program is successful!!!!

[Fantomas24ARM]

I dont belive that our Russian space companies create some new spacecraft for deep space in this decade :( .

Only hope on USA's Orion...

[48shamrock]

The 3 dislikes are members of Al Qaeda.

[phiberoptick]

Freelancer Alpha One Dash One, you are clear for docking

[khunopie]

I can't wait for the day that NASA puts men on the moon

[EpicPCTutorials117]

@khunopie Again. NASA will put men back on the Moon again.

[yazikcr]

The narrator sounds like a younger version of Carl Sagan.

[GermanSniperBayArea]

very cool i can only imagine the first person to see Jupiter with his owns eyes. it would be a spectacle of all time

[SirMildred76]

I like how at 5:32 or so when he mentions Orion you can see the constalation Orion nice and clear over the horizon. Nice touch, unnamed NASA video artist! ( I was a little bummed there weren't credits cause I wanted to find out who did the music, can you post the credits in the caption box?)

[afthefragile]

Although it does look tiny for a long mission to mars. It probably no bigger than a bathroom on the inside with three people crowded in the tiny space for weeks or even months on a long mission... Guess once again its only good for the moon...



[TheBinaryNomad]

@afthefragile A Mars mission would likely see a separate living module included for the flight. NASA wouldn't expect three people to live in just the Orion module for months on end.

[afthefragile]

Hope this will all happen before getting scrapped in the budget cuts...

[VanKlaunch]

About the Space Shuttle; blame Nixon...

[1Nekit1]

Kiss my ass, shuttle!

[hackneysaregreat]

I volunteer for a testride...

[Calisel99]

its about time ! beam me up scotty

[laurence265]

I'm glad nasa is showing regular people their work, invovle the people, keep it interesting and I think more people will be interested in space. because when you close the doors to the magic, people shrug their sholders and walk away.... so yeah this is good stuff lol.

[Holmesy87]

135 missions with only 2 mistakes and people are saying the shuttles were a terrible idea, you guys are idiots.

Capsules are great for a quick trip around the Earth, but deeper into space, I doubt anyone would want to spend months/years in a small cone shaped prison.

Granted, the shuttles weren't exactly roomy, but that's because they were designed to repair satellites etc...

Take the bay and have rooms/storage there and you've got one hell of a space travel vehicle.

[aserta]

@Holmesy87 You're slightly offensive and that has no place in science or space exploration. Also the shuttles were never intended for deep space exploration nor able to perform outside initial set parameters. Pods on the other hand *Since inside quarters isn't a disputable matter* are by design quite versatile and easier to use as space exploration vehicles.

[thydusk666]

With this you want to conquer the Universe? 3 astronauts crowded in that tiny capsule for 6 months or more?! Is this a JOKE?!

[laurence265]

@thydusk666 I guess star trek won't be for a while. the orion I think you could call economical transportation.

[kenhes]

@thydusk666 Not a joke.....just a first step. Shuttle wasn't even on the ladder.

[Seanamon78]

@thydusk666

No. Orion by itself is not intended for long-term habitation. For longer deep-space missions a habitation module similar to those that comprise the ISS would be included. Along with a separate propulsion module. Think of Orion as the "cockpit" for a much larger lego-style vehicle.

[gpgpgp13322]

amazing :D

[darthgabriel97]

Wow thats's awesome, thank you so much NASA for your hard work!

[n74jw]

It's a capsule, a step backward. Maybe we could use some fifty year-old Sea King helicopters to pull it out of the ocean? I am so disappointed my tax dollars are being wasted on this among others things. At least they know not to leave the hatch open next time...

[cyanman123]

Let's meet martains!

[NazarovVv]

Why Nasa, why did you waste 14 lives and billions of dollars on the space shuttle? If the Russian space program should have thought you anything is that despite the pathetic state it is in they haven’t lost a man or a Soyuz space craft in over 40 years. I’m not giving this as an example of superior technology, I think It’s clear that the US is the more advanced nation, but it quite clearly shows that the capsules are safer and more reliable.

[Tyrannobeast]

@NazarovVv That's why they're ditching the spaceplane concept and going back to capsules, no matter what the uneducated say about how "advanced" a spaceplane looks.

[Darksteelbeast]

I can't wait to see Orion go to mars!

[promoguy59]

Still haven’t seen any interior shots (mockups or otherwise) of the Orion. Just curious what the inside will look like. Give a sense on how much space there would be for the Astronauts since they will be in there for a long period of time.

[marcelkade]

wow, it looks beautiful!

[shadownor]

so we're back to capsules and ocean landings? Were the shuttles a mistake?

[CrawSpecificated]

@shadownor The budget wasn't there anymore. The shuttle was expensive (reparing after each mission, extra fuel), now Orion gives the scientists more time to think of a solution ;)

[Kalex1975]

@shadownor I believe they did this because of safety. The shuttle's main design flaw was that it had to attach to the side of the rockets, greatly increasing the chances of something going wrong. With the return to this setup they are able to also include a launch abort system to further its safety.

[garber1989]

@shadownor The shuttles were built specifically to carry a payload up into Low-earth orbit, for the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Orion is being built for a completely different set of tasks, like carrying people out into deep space and potentially onto a meteorite.

[f40f50enzof60]

@shadownor Capsules are the best way to get to those farfarfar away places (the moon, mars).

[kenhes]

@shadownor Not a mistake no. Just designed for LEO. The shuttle could never fly in an alien world with little atmosphere.

[monokhem]

@shadownor The Shuttle was for building things in space, and returning satellites to earth. Capsules are for exploration. Nasa has never had the resources to do both.

[kerriadereth]

@shadownor The shuttles were not a mistake. They were designed for the task they were intended - IE a relatively fast launching vehicle that can launch, then capture satellites for retrieval. Water landings are not actually the greatest thing, but they are something NASA is intimately familiar with - plus, the US has a large body of water in the direction launches are typically performed - the Atlantic Ocean.

[rwryne]

@shadownor That is like thinking that cars are a backwards step compared to airplanes. They both have their purposes, just as a shuttle type design and a capsule type design have theirs.

[digdugdiggy]

@shadownor Yes. The shuttle could not fly, even though it looked like an airplane. If you miss the runway, you crash land.

[segers909]

@shadownor It turned out the Space Shuttle was MUCH more expensive per launch then originally thought. Plus, the Shuttle is only capable of going to LEO (very close to Earth), not to the Moon or Mars.

[toocoolforu]

@shadownor Expensive and not reusable as they thought. They had to change lots of pieces each time. Multi-stage rockets are more efficient, but the shuttles were also truly brilliant.

[JuggaloOzi]

@shadownor Re-entry will be much faster from beyond low Earth orbit.

[keptin]

@shadownor In short, yes. The shuttles are iconic, but were expensive to launch, hardly reusable, dangerous and lacked the versatility that a capsule-cargo system provides.

wiki Criticism_of_the_Space_Shuttle­_program

[kawsihen]

@shadownor cuz obama is cutting back fund on NASA

[TOTCD]

@kawsihen Obama is actually increasing funding for NASA.

[djtowo]

@shadownor yes,they where a big pr stunt, why you take wings into space,its just dumb........

[DiscountPeople]

@shadownor yes they were. The shuttles were a publicity stunt to suggest progress was being made. Their design was inferior, less efficient, more prone to errors, and more difficult to engineer solutions for.

[AgrivatedKillah]

@shadownor Yep..all of this is..they should save their money and focus on a better propulsion system.

[ejicon]

@shadownor You can't land a shuttle on the moon, on mars or on a astroid. Shuttles were made/used to transport hardware into Low Orbit. Shuttles could not carry enough fuel to make it past the international space station. The Shuttles Definitely weren't a waste. They served their purpose.

[peppeddu]

@shadownor Not a mistake per se, it was just too expensive to operate.

It was originally sold to the congress as a 5 million dollars per launch, but the actual cost ended up to 500 millions.

It's cheaper to built a new spacecraft each single time than to maintain a reusable spacecraft.

[sgtsocom]

Beautiful, enough said!

[tostrong4you]

hell mother efin yea

[phialvalve]

badass

[nawon]

Pierwszy :)

[tasos853]

1st view!!!!!!!!!