Thursday, September 6, 2018

UPDATES ON ORION & GATEWAY

Hey Space Placers!

Here are two updates from very in the know people about NASA's Orion Crewed spacecraft and the lunar Gateway.

Read them to get a very comprehensive understanding of these integrated NASA programs.

ORION UPDATE by former astronaut and friend Tom Jones

NASA EM-1 Spacecraft
Credit: Aerospace America
GATEWAY UPDATE by Jason Davis

THE GATEWAY (UPDATED SEPT. 2018)
At the completion of Orion’s first visit in 2024, the Gateway will consist of the three right-most modules in this artist’s concept: the power and propulsion module (far right, with solar arrays), ESPRIT (covered in gold insulation), and the U.S. utilization module (with robotic arm).
CREDIT: NASA IMAGE; Planetary Society caption

The long pole in the tent for all of this is the successful launch and flight in 2020 of the uncrewed EM-1. If that doesn't happen on schedule and successfully all of the foregoing will be affected.

It's time to go SOMEWHERE OUT THERE........

Sky Guy in VA









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