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<\/figure>From Florida to the Moon and back, NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft is still making moves. The crew module that flew more than 1.4 million miles during the agency\u2019s historic Artemis I<\/a> mission is getting ready for its next destination \u2013 NASA\u2019s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Technicians inside NASA\u2019s Multi-Payload Processing Facility<\/a> at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, use a crane to lift the Artemis I spacecraft \u2013 now called an environmental test article \u2013 into the crew module transportation fixture in preparation for its departure. Engineers will use it in qualification tests to better understand how Orion would perform in the event of a launch or inflight abort.\u00a0<\/p>\n After splashing down<\/a> in the Pacific Ocean, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission returned to Kennedy in December 2022. Components scheduled for reuse on Artemis II<\/a> were removed and the crew module was reconfigured to serve as a test article. With crew module function tests now complete, the test article has been prepared for transport with the installation of the aft, mid bay back shell, and the side hatch in final closure.\u00a0<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a> From Florida to the Moon and back, NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft is still making moves. The crew module that flew more than 1.4 million miles during the agency\u2019s historic Artemis I mission is getting ready for its next destination \u2013 NASA\u2019s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.\u00a0\u00a0 Technicians inside NASA\u2019s Multi-Payload Processing Facility at the [\u2026] Continue reading
\nElyna N. Niles-Carnes <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"