cavelamb himself wrote:
Karl Townsend wrote:
The US space agency has plans to replace the aging shuttle fleet
with a new space vehicle Orion, set to launch in 2014.

The new spacecraft will pick up where the shuttle leaves off,
re-supplying the International Space Station, as well as undertaking
other space missions, including moon landings.


Has anyone seen hard information on the design of Orion? They
certainly must be well past the concept phase.

Karl



Looks like a slightly enlarged Apollo. 16 ft verses 11 diameter.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/orion/


http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006..._contract.html


It's the old ALS.

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John R. Carroll
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