Exploration Flight Test-1 Animation

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., perform two orbits, reaching an altitude higher than any achieved by a spacecraft intended for human use since 1973, and then will re-enter and land in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the United States.

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Science & Technology

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• mpcv
• Animation
• test flight
• Flight Test

[exmo74]

Wow! Authentic sounds in space!

[slave880]

so this is what happen to NASA when Astronauts left for Russia and China, only a bunch of animators remain?

[theJellyjoker]

yes, we need more big NASA projects

[esisolina1]

Orion, or fish can ! the result of the cut of money from NASA !

[ytmoog]

@FurkanKhan100

They are testing all the systems before people fly in it.

Like it's ability to re-enter the atmosphere at extremely high speed.

[kittypie070]

Holy SHIT, talk about nostalgia. Splashdown parties HERE I COME, champagne and ALL.

Missed them the first time around, I was a kid back then.

Wonder who will be the lucky naval task force recovering this baby.

[ashleyegarcia]

COOOOOOOOOOOOL

[FurkanKhan100]

@agahajak well it was meant that way, but on a serious note, they are sending the thing to earth and unless they are practicing the launch and the landing of the "thing", they can actualy just go there and drop it off.

[agahajak]

@FurkanKhan100 LOOOOOL! sorry, your was so stupid, it made me laugh..

[FurkanKhan100]

y cant they just go there in a boat n drop that thing off?