Today Nasa moved Orion Spacecraft from Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building
to ( KSC) Payload Hazardous Serving Facility in preparation for fueling.
The Orion will be flown at an altitude of 3,600 miles above Earth, in a 4.5 hour mission. The test flight target date is December 4, 2014 . It will be launched on a Delta 4 heavy rocket near Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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The Orion crew and service module stack made a 20 minute trip from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 11, 2014, to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.
Image Credit: NASA/Dan Casper
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Time Lapse Video -NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Moves in Preparation for First Flight
Video Credit/ Official Channel of NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Video Credit/ Official Channel of NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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