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  • Lockheed to Ship Orion EM-2 Crew Capsule to Kennedy Space Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Ship Orion EM-2 Crew Capsule to Kennedy Space Center

    Lockheed Martin is now ready to transport the crew capsule of the Orion spacecraft from Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the completion of the structural closeout weld in July, NASASpaceflight.com reported Tuesday. Orion will launch with four astronauts aboard the Space Launch System rocket as part of Exploration Mission-2 that […] More

  • NASA, Lockheed Engineers Test Orion EM-1 Spacecraft Pressure Vessel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, Lockheed Engineers Test Orion EM-1 Spacecraft Pressure Vessel

    A team of NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers has conducted proof evaluations on a pressure vessel for the Orion Exploration Mission-1 crew module at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tests aimed to validate if Orion’s underlying structure can withstand loads and forces that spacecraft normally experiences during launch and landing, NASA said Wednesday. Orion program technicians attached […] More