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Spacepor T N July 13, 2012 Vol. 52, No. 14 Spaceport News John F. Kennedy Space Center - America’s gateway to the universe NASA begins next chapter with Orion arrival By Steven Siceloff Spaceport News he Orion capsule that will make the first Tflight test into space was celebrated Monday morning as the cornerstone of a new era of explora- tion for America's space program. The spacecraft's alumi- num-alloy crew pressure module arrived at NASA's NASA/Kim Shiflett Kennedy Space Center in Mark Geyer, Orion program manager for NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations, addresses the audience assembled in Kennedy Space Center's Florida on Friday, June 29, Operations and Checkout Building high bay at an event July 2 marking the arrival of NASA's first space-bound Orion capsule in Florida. Slated for Exploration Flight where it will be built up into Test-1, an uncrewed mission planned for 2014, the capsule will travel farther into space than any human spacecraft has gone in more than 40 years. The capsule was shipped to Kennedy from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the crew module pressure vessel was built. The Orion production team will prepare a fully functioning space- the module for flight at Kennedy by installing heat-shielding thermal protection systems, avionics and other subsystems. For more information, click on the photo. craft ahead of a test flight slated for 2014. of instruments to evaluate Designed with astronauts opment of Orion, said the life support equipment have "This starts a new, excit- how the spacecraft behaves in mind, Orion will take capsule can be the principal seen significant improve- ing chapter in this nation's during launch, in space and crews beyond low Earth spacecraft for 30 years of ments in size and capabili- great space exploration through the searing heat of orbit for the first time since human exploration of the ties. story," said Lori Garver, re-entry. 1972, when Apollo 17 solar system. "The systems on this NASA deputy administrator. Later Orion spacecraft completed the last moon "It's the first in a line of spacecraft, it's bigger than "Today we are lifting our will take astronauts on landing. The Space Launch vehicles that can take us Apollo and it has to stay in spirits to new heights." missions to destinations far System, or SLS -- a gigantic where we've never gone be- space longer than Apollo, Orion will be the most beyond Earth, such as to an rocket akin to the Saturn fore," Walheim said. "It'll be so it has to be better than advanced spacecraft ever asteroid and Mars. V that launched the Apollo a building block approach, Apollo," said Bob Cabana, designed. It will provide "Ladies and gentlemen, spacecraft -- is being devel- we'll have to have a lander director of Kennedy and a emergency abort capability, we're going to Mars," oped to launch future Orion and a habitation module, but former shuttle commander. sustain astronauts during proclaimed U.S. Sen. Bill missions to deep space. The we can get there." For now, the focus for space travel and provide Nelson, who joined Garver first launch of the SLS, with Although the design is NASA and Lockheed safe re-entry from deep and other officials to wel- Orion atop, is targeted for reminiscent of the land- Martin, the spacecraft's space. come the Orion spacecraft. 2017. mark Apollo capsule that builder, is on preparing this The 2014 uncrewed flight, "We know the Orion capsule Astronaut Rex Walheim, took men to the moon, the capsule for space in 2014. called Exploration Flight is a critical part of the sys- who flew on the final space interior of the spacecraft is During the EFT-1 mission, a Test-1, or EFT-1, will be tem that's going to take us shuttle mission and has had significantly more advanced. loaded with a wide variety there." a leading role in the devel- Its guidance, navigation and See ORION, Page 2 Consoles find homes ISU panel seeks ideas First Telstar launch BEST BBQ photos Inside this issue... Page 2 Page 3 Page 7 Page 8 Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS July 13, 2012 Firing Room 3 launch consoles find new homes By Linda Herridge centers. The external review “Any of the thousands of Spaceport News includes universities and NASA and contractor per- museums. sonnel involved with those biomedical console In May, the Public Affairs consoles will be able to look that once was in console was delivered to the at them and experience the A Launch Control Kennedy Space Center Visi- many memories of their Center (LCC) Firing Room tor Complex where it will proud accomplishments.” 3 at Kennedy Space Center be readied for permanent Mars said visitors to now is on display at the display along with space the museum will have the Coca-Cola Space Science shuttle Atlantis. opportunity to sit in front Center at Columbus State The Smithsonian Mu- of a console and imagine University in Georgia. seum in Washington, D.C., the thrill of controlling a The science center also is hoping for three launch part of the many operations will receive artifacts from consoles and the Launch Di- required to launch. other NASA centers, includ- rector’s console. The Space Awtonomow said the ing a launch pad escape bas- center is working hard ket, orbiter window, orbiter Walk of Fame in Titusville is making room for a set of to find homes for all of wing leading edge, shuttle the consoles, but any not three main floor consoles tire, and a space shuttle NASA requested will be excessed and a smaller console from main engine nozzle. Lance Tankersley, planetarium director of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center at and transported to Ransom the test conductor's row. “Having artifacts from Columbus State University in Georgia, left, and others assist with the removal of the Road for public auction. Museum President Char- NASA will improve our biomedical console from the Kennedy Space Center's Firing Room 3 in March. After the firing room is lie Mars said the smaller ability to enhance educa- ongoing exploration and master console and asso- emptied, it will be turned console will be displayed tional and visitor experi- discovery. ciated launch processing over to the Ground Systems ences by showing technol- in the room with the Atlas LCC Transition and systems, and furniture. Development and Opera- ogy first hand to those Centaur consoles from Retirement Project Lead Awtonomow said that all tions (GSDO) Program. Old that would not otherwise Launch Pad 36. Debbie Awtonomow said of the artifacts have been Apollo and shuttle era encounter it,” said Lance preparing consoles and other “From the Kennedy equipment and wiring under listed in a historical database Tankersley, planetarium di- space shuttle artifacts for launch perspective, those the floors will be removed and that there is a requestor rector of the science center. dissemination to universi- consoles are the workhorses as the room is converted to priority list. The internal Tankersley said the ties and museums is all part that controlled the process- a spaceport command and university was founded of ongoing transition and review is government enti- ing, loading and launching control system development in 1958, the same year as retirement activities. ties, including other NASA of the shuttles,” Mars said. laboratory. NASA, at the insistence of To date, United Space “It’s very sad to see these the local community. The Alliance launch processing Watch a video items go, but it’s good to see Coca-Cola Space Science system workers have pack- To watch a video of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center staff them going to good homes Center serves as one of the aged and readied all of the unloading the BIO/MED console that came from where shuttle education university’s outreach centers Kennedy Space Center's Firing Room 3, go to firing room’s 64 consoles, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUVoVPPS9gk&feature=player_detailpage. will continue,” Awtonomow for the purpose of inspiring racks of equipment, the said. From ORION, Page 1 tools to turn the aluminum shell of from this pad," said Pepper Phillips, will use a stage adapter design that Orion into a functioning spacecraft manager of the GSDO program. also will connect the Orion to the Delta IV Heavy rocket from United complete with avionics, instrumen- The Orion program, based at SLS. Launch Alliance will lift the space- tation and heat shield. Johnson Space Center in Houston, "You want to make a part that can craft into orbit. Its second stage The space-bound Orion was calls on multiple NASA centers to be designed for the Orion flight, as will remain attached to the capsule welded at NASA's Michoud Assem- team up for the missions, including well as the SLS flights, so you only and will be fired to raise the Orion's bly Facility in New Orleans, in the EFT-1. have to design it once," Beaman orbit to 3,600 miles, about 15 times same factory that built the external "Ultimately, we're going to fly as said. "We'll get flight data on the higher than the International Space tanks for space shuttle missions. one big team," said Dave Beaman, performance, which really helps." Station. The mission will only last a NASA's Ground Services Devel- Space Launch System spacecraft The spacecraft arrived at Ken- few hours, long enough to make two opment and Operations Program, or and payload integration manager nedy nearly 50 years to the day that orbits before being sent plunging GSDO, oversaw development of the based at Marshall Space Flight the center was born.
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