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The safest spacecraft designed by NASA, Orion will carry humans to the moon and beyond.

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  1. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    Time-lapse of the mobile launcher rolling into High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building right now!

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  2. Retweeted
    Sep 8

    Space Tech For Earth - Living in space is helping us save the environment back on earth - here's just one of the ways.

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  3. 16 hours ago

    Great job Mike Bolger and team on moving the mobile launcher and getting us ready to launch atop the !

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    . Mike Bolger gives a shout out to employees for their “talent, resilience, and can do attitude that makes what Kennedy is all about”.
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    17 hours ago

    I'm going to MARS! Have you ever wondered HOW NASA BUILDS ROCKETS??? Well, I got security clearance and a first hand look at their factory.

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  5. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    View of the mobile launcher right now from inside the high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building at , where it will soon be parked!

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    20 hours ago

    The mobile launcher is now inside the VAB where will validate all systems align and are ready for the and first flight.

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  7. 18 hours ago

    The crew access arm that astronauts will use to access the Orion spacecraft on launch day swings out from the mobile launcher to test abilities to line up in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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  8. Retweeted
    Sep 2

    Orion is moving closer to its second test flight--this time around the moon. My status report --

    awesome article, !
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  9. Retweeted
    Sep 7

    This week, the crew prep their spacesuits for two upcoming spacewalks, plus ground teams in Japan prepare a special delivery of supplies + science heading to space next week and much more... Watch & learn more:

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    Sep 7

    Another great shot of some of our work for , thanks . This tooling for the friction stir welding is to assist in the construction of the core stage at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

    Ready for assembly. A dome piece waits to be integrated by the Circumferential Dome Weld Tool. This advanced machine uses friction stir welding to stitch the panels together for a stronger and lighter final dome structure for the Space Launch System core stage cryogenic tanks.
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    Sep 7

    Dr. Brian Crucian discusses hazards of living in the hostile & closed environment of space and its effect on astronauts' immune systems. NASA astronaut Stan Love describes technical challenges of sustaining a livable environment during deep space missions.

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  12. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    invites media to view the final test of Orion's parachute system to qualify the parachutes for crewed missions to the Moon and beyond.

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    Sep 7

    Ready for assembly. A dome piece waits to be integrated by the Circumferential Dome Weld Tool. This advanced machine uses friction stir welding to stitch the panels together for a stronger and lighter final dome structure for the Space Launch System core stage cryogenic tanks.

    , , and 3 others
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    Sep 7

    Watch this launch of a test for a parachute that could be used to land on Mars. Live coverage starting at 9am ET:

    A good weather forecast ☀️ with light winds and calm seas 🌊... it's a good morning to launch a rocket! The ASPIRE mission is on schedule to launch at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Watch live on the Wallops UStream page!
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    Sep 6

    Join us live on Facebook at 5:15 pm EDT with NASA Astronaut Anne McClain () in NASA’s Countermeasures Lab, where space station crew members learn how to use the equipment they’ll exercise on in space. Reply here with your questions!

    19 replies 131 retweets 778 likes
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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 5

    Transport a mobile launcher that’s 380-foot-tall and weighs 11 million pounds? Not a problem! Here’s how made this historic move at happen:

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  17. Retweeted
    Sep 6

    Here's the next episode of Watch this Space! I'm joined by & who will fly aboard 's spacecraft during their first regular mission to the . I also got to practice my docking skills! Full episode:

    Watch this Space
    NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks to Commercial Crew Astronauts
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    Sep 5

    Here at Kennedy where refurbished Pad 39B, the mobile launcher will undergo fit checks. Using a “clean pad” concept, the umbilicals on the mobile launcher will provide “life support” to the rocket and spacecraft.

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  19. Retweeted
    Sep 4

    The Forward Skirt is part of NASA’s Space Launch System. Home to flight computers,cameras,avionics it's pretty much the brain of the rocket. It'll be used in Exploration Mission-1 in 2020. More at:

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    Sep 5

    Calling all members of the European space community! Share your passion about space through , a series of grassroots talks and events for the general public. Find out more:

    5 replies 44 retweets 124 likes
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