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Tom McCool‏ @Cygnusx112 13 ч. назад

@NASA_Orion Ascent abort-2 flight test article! Cool to see flight hardware! #NASALangley100 #NASASocial

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GSDO Program‏ @NASA_go4launch 15 ч. назад

#TechTuesday Recently technicians installed the @NASA_SLS core stage forward skirt umbilical (#CSFSU) on the #ML @NASAKennedy. #NASAtech

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https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/test-hardware-loaded-into-super-guppy-aircraft

July 12, 2017

SLS Test Hardware Loaded into NASA's Super Guppy Aircraft


 
NASA engineers load a structural test version of the Orion Stage Adapter for NASA's Space Launch System onto NASA's Super Guppy Aircraft at the Redstone Arsenal Airfield in Huntsville, Alabama, for delivery to Lockheed Martin in Denver. The OSA connects NASA's Orion spacecraft to the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion System, which will give the spacecraft its big, in-space boost to fly around the moon in its first integrated flight with SLS. Built at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, the OSA was used in integrated structural testing for the top of the SLS rocket and will be used in similar testing with Orion at Lockheed. The Guppy has a cargo compartment that is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long and can carry up to 24 tons. The aircraft has a unique hinged nose that can open 110 degrees, allowing large pieces of cargo to be loaded and unloaded from the front.

Image Credit: NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given
 
Last Updated: July 12, 2017
Editor: Jennifer Harbaugh

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Joe Rice‏ @JoeRiceColorado 2 ч. назад

The Orion Crew Module Structural Test Article undergoes structural testing at Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colorado. #WeAreLM

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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 56 мин назад

View fr om Platform 34 in the #VAB wh ere Orion will top off the @NASA_SLS when they stack up for their first flight around the moon.

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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 22 мин. назад

We're testing how @NASA_Astronauts will get out of Orion after deep space missions this week w/ the help of the @USCG in the Gulf of Mexico

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/groundsystems/2017/07/13/core-stage-forward-skirt-umbilical-installed-on-mobile-launcher/
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Core Stage Forward Skirt Umbilical Installed on Mobile Launcher
Posted on July 13, 2017 at 2:24 pm by Anna Heiney.

The Core Stage Forward Skirt Umbilical (CSFSU) recently was installed on the tower of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to prepare for the first launch of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop.

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Just north of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians install the core stage forward skirt umbilical on the mobile launcher.
 


The mobile launcher tower will be equipped with a number of lines, called umbilicals, which will connect to the SLS and Orion spacecraft and provide commodities during processing and preparation for launch of Exploration Mission-1.

Cranes and rigging were used to lift the CSFSU and install it at about the 220-foot-level on the tower. The CSFSU will swing into position to provide connections to the core stage forward skirt of the SLS rocket, and then swing away before launch. Its main purpose is to provide conditioned air and gaseous nitrogen to the SLS core stage forward skirt cavity.

The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing installation of the umbilicals on the tower.

Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

This entry was posted in GSDO on July 13, 2017 by Anna Heiney.

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Orion: Designed with Humans in Mind

LockheedMartinVideos

Опубликовано: 12 июл. 2017 г.

From launch to landing, Orion will be the safest spaceship in the world, returning humans to deep space and bringing them home safely. We're pushing the envelope for crew safety – all in the name pioneering something never done before: sending people to Mars.

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Jason Miles‏Подлинная учетная запись @JMilesKHOU 2 ч. назад

.. Reached the demo area. That's the @NASA Orion capsule shining in the sun.. With the orange ball attached #khou11

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Jason Miles‏Подлинная учетная запись @JMilesKHOU 2 ч. назад

.. Difficult to see.. But @NASA astronauts are jumping from Orion capsule into life raft. We'll have much better video on #khou11



Kevin Quinn‏Подлинная учетная запись @imkevinquinn 2 ч. назад

Astronauts practicing exit from @NASA_Orion orion mockup in Gulf #abc13 https://www.facebook.com/ABC13KevinQuinn/videos/1416446808410695/ ...

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Andrea Rumbaugh‏Подлинная учетная запись @andrearumbaugh 2 ч. назад

Astronauts are about to exit the side hatch of #Orion #NASA. The spacecraft is next to a boat



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#Orion spacecraft about 4 miles off the coast of #Galveston during tests on how crews get out of the spacecraft after it lands



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Some of the better #Orion photos I captured from testing in Galveston. They are practicing exiting in emergencies and non emergencies #NASA

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Ryan Korsgard‏ @KPRCRYAN 55 мин. назад

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWf-Csqj8P9/ 

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Lockheed Martin‏Подлинная учетная запись @LockheedMartin 5 ч. назад

See how we're ensuring astronauts have a safe ride into deep space aboard @NASA_Orion. http://lmt.co/2uVzwEu

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/features/2017/orion-crew-safety.html

Orion: Crew Safety, Even Before Astronauts Take Flight



It's the early 2020s. A crew of astronauts are secured in their seats inside Orion, eagerly awaiting the launch countdown to begin. It's the spacecraft's first crewed mission – heading to the moon.

Behind this snapshot in time is years of ingenuity and preparation. All in the name of figuring out how to ultimately do something we've never done before: send humans to Mars.

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While we haven't yet arrived at the moment when we send humans beyond the Moon, prep is already underway. Lockheed Martin is pushing the envelope for crew safety early in the game – years before a crew even sets foot in Orion.

Take a look at three ways Lockheed Martin is already ensuring Orion will bring astronauts home safely.

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The environment of space is harsh – if you're an astronaut, it's trying to kill you at any given moment. (Just think of Mark Watney!)

In space, you have to plan for the most extreme scenarios, because they can and will happen. That's why Lockheed Martin spends thousands of hours designing, testing, and tweaking Orion systems until they're just right.

Without question, the two parts of spaceflight toughest on the human body are launch and landing. Astronauts will be subjected to extreme forces as they launch with Orion on the top of the Space Launch System rocket – which will be the world's most powerful and produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust – not to mention intense vibrations for the spacecraft and its crew.

Lockheed Martin is pursuing even the smallest ways to make launch and landing safer for astronauts – everything fr om shock absorption on seats to ensuring the crew can read their screens during liftoff. Yes, that's the level of detail our engineers are focused on.


The environment of space is harsh – if you're an astronaut, it's trying to kill you at any given moment. (Just think of Mark Watney!)

In space, you have to plan for the most extreme scenarios, because they can and will happen. That's why Lockheed Martin spends thousands of hours designing, testing, and tweaking Orion systems until they're just right.

Without question, the two parts of spaceflight toughest on the human body are launch and landing. Astronauts will be subjected to extreme forces as they launch with Orion on the top of the Space Launch System rocket – which will be the world's most powerful and produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust – not to mention intense vibrations for the spacecraft and its crew.

Lockheed Martin is pursuing even the smallest ways to make launch and landing safer for astronauts – everything from shock absorption on seats to ensuring the crew can read their screens during liftoff. Yes, that's the level of detail our engineers are focused on.



In space, your backups must have backups.

Even if you're prepared for any situation, anything can happen on a space mission. If an unexpected issue occurs and endangers the astronauts during launch or on the pad, the Launch Abort System will ignite within the blink of an eye to pull the capsule – and its crew – safely away from the rocket.

The rocket motor (seen in the above video) is capable of generating a whopping 400,000 pounds of thrust in one-eighth of a second – more than five F-22 fighter jets on full afterburner combined and enough to lift over 26 elephants. Ten times the force of gravity pushes on everything inside the capsule, because the system is capable of accelerating 400-500 mph away from the danger in a mere two seconds.

This is the crew's last line of defense, it is the quickest and most reliable way to get astronauts to safety.



 
In 2014, Orion's Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) launched the capsule into two orbits around Earth, before it came in for a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. In 2019, we'll take it one step further, to the moon.

The farther away you go in space, the more challenging the return to Earth. Coming back from the moon will take three days compared to just three hours returning from low-Earth orbit. Now, consider the 6-9 month journey to Mars.

When distance increases, return speed skyrockets and the temperature upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere dramatically increases. That's why Lockheed Martin has designed and tested Orion's heat shield to the extremes – subjecting it to the 5,200 degrees it will see as it rips through the atmosphere at 24,700 mph.

As humans, we're naturally driven to explore the unknown, and Orion will help us do just that. As we continue to explore and push the exploration boundaries of our universe, Lockheed Martin will ensure the safety of those brave enough to go wh ere no one has gone before.

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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 7 мин. назад

Testing with crew today in the open waters off the coast of Galveston to make sure crew can exit safely after deep space missions.

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Kevin Quinn‏Подлинная учетная запись @imkevinquinn 2 ч. назад

Astronauts work in Gulf of Mexico to get out of capsule faster, smarter, safer. http://abc13.com/2214349/  @NASA @NASA_SLS @NASA_Orion #abc13

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Astronauts practice for return to Earth in new capsule

By Kevin Quinn
Updated 2 hrs 27 mins ago

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In the Gulf of Mexico, NASA astronauts are working on best practices for getting back home safely and out of the spaceship which will one day take them further into space than humans ever have been before.

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"This is a necessary step. We have to get people home, right?" asked veteran astronaut Suni Williams.

It may look like something you remember fr om NASA's Apollo era. The Orion capsule is designed to splash down in the ocean upon its return to Earth.

"Everyone -- Apollo, Mercury, Gemini -- every little one had a nugget that we pulled together for this," said Dustin Gohmert, NASA crew survival lead. "We know this crew can land anywhere in the world. Giving them these capabilities means they can survive."

Orion has not flown yet with humans on board. It's an all new spacecraft, part of NASA's Space Launch System. NASA wants to make every effort to ensure astronauts can get out of it as quickly and safely as possible.

On Thursday, four astronauts crawled out both the top and side hatches and then either jumped or waded to rescue rafts stationed nearby. One of the tests required them to escape in under three minutes.

It may look deceivingly simple, but Williams says you have to imagine doing so after spending considerable time in space, wh ere the lack of gravity affects your body. Muscle loss combined with the sudden force of gravity an astronaut would feel upon a return would make the exit more difficult.

Williams said these tests will help minimize troubles.

"Would we really want somebody to do this after they've been in space for 20 days or so?" she asked.

The Orion spacecraft is expected to one day take astronauts on longer-duration missions -- possibly to the moon, an asteroid or even Mars.

NASA doesn't anticipate launching humans in the capsule until sometime in 2019.

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Mark Kirasich‏ @MarkKirasich 17 мин. назад

Designing @NASA's safest spacecraft means planning for contingencies. @NASA_Astronauts practice exiting @NASA_Orion in #GulfOfMexico

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Andrea Rumbaugh‏Подлинная учетная запись @andrearumbaugh 5 ч. назад

.@NASA_Orion testers make one giant leap into Gulf of Mexico #NASA #Orion
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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 4 ч. назад

Thank you @NASA_Astronauts @VicGlover, Stan Love, @AstroIronMike and @AstroCoastie for helping test Orion recovery operations!

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Aggie Network‏Подлинная учетная запись @AggieNetwork 4 ч. назад

NASA engineer Cody Kelly '10 shared an #AggiesEverywhere from the Gulf of Mexico and a bonus #GigEmFrom @NASA_Orion! http://tx.ag/ck10orion 

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 22 ч. назад

.@NASA_Orion will carry humans deeper into space, but see how we're ensuring they'll be safe once they return home: http://go.nasa.gov/2uvkF6C 

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-evaluates-how-crew-will-exit-orion

July 13, 2017
In Gulf of Mexico, NASA Evaluates How Crew Will Exit Orion

When astronauts return to Earth fr om destinations beyond the moon in NASA's Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, they'll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on dry land. Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team tested Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios July 10-14.

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NASA and the Department of Defense are using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to evaluate procedures being developed to get astronauts out of Orion after deep-space missions.
Credits: NASA

During the crew egress testing, a joint team from the Orion and Ground Systems Development and Operations programs, along with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force, evaluated how the crew will get out of the capsule with assistance and by themselves.

"Astronauts returning to Earth in Orion will have spent many days in space, and we want to make sure the last part of their journey goes smoothly no matter what kind of conditions they land in," said Tom Walker, rescue and recovery lead for Orion at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Our testing in the Gulf of Mexico gives us an opportunity to practice and evaluate our plans and hardware for how to get crew out of Orion as safely and efficiently as possible."

NASA is developing multiple methods to get the crew out of the spacecraft on the day they return home, which gives recovery personnel and mission controllers flexibility to account for the crew's health, weather and the condition of the recovery personnel and equipment in the area in real-time.

Orion is designed to sustain a crew that has splashed down in the ocean for up to 24 hours. When the capsule and its crew return from deep space missions, during one recovery method, small boats of Navy personnel will arrive soon after landing. They will assist the crew as they exit through the side hatch of the capsule and onto rafts, and take them and the capsule back to an awaiting Naval ship.

Crew members must also be prepared to get out of the spacecraft's if conditions aren't as favorable. If the capsule were to land off course and recovery teams were not expected to arrive quickly, or water intrudes into the crew module before they arrive, astronauts must be prepared to get out of the spacecraft alone.

NASA also is evaluating how well crew members can get out of the spacecraft within three minutes and into a raft by themselves, without the assistance of recovery personnel. On human missions, Orion will be equipped with such a raft and a few additional emergency supplies such as water, tools and signaling mirrors, should the crew ever be in a situation wh ere a team of recovery personnel is not immediately available to assist them.

Astronauts and engineering test subjects wore Orion Crew Survival System spacesuits, modified versions of NASA's orange Advanced Crew Escape suits in development for use during Orion launch and entry, making the testing as true to mission scenarios as possible.

The testing builds upon the development and execution of recovery procedures practiced in the Neutral Buoyancy lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, a 6.2 million-gallon pool that is used for astronaut training and provided a calm environment for initial testing. Engineers expect to conduct additional future crew egress testing in open water.

Orion will send astronauts farther into space than humans have ever traveled before. While engineers are currently building the spacecraft for Orion's first uncrewed flight atop the agency's powerful Space Launch System rocket, NASA is working hard to develop and build the spacecraft elements, tools and techniques required to ensure a safe, successful journey when astronauts fly on the spacecraft beginning with Exploration Mission-2.

Last Updated: July 13, 2017
Editor: Mark Garcia

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