NASA'S Orion Spacecraft to Land in Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan. 12, 2012

Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington                           
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1979/5241 
michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx / j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx 

Josh Byerly 
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
281-483-5111 
josh.byerly@xxxxxxxx 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-006

NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT TO LAND IN OKLAHOMA, TEXAS AND ALABAMA

WASHINGTON -- A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft soon will make 
a cross-country journey, giving residents in three states the chance 
to see a full scale test version of the vehicle that will take humans 
into deep space. 

The crew module will make stops during a trip from the White Sands 
Missile Range in New Mexico to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 
The planned stops include Jan. 23-25 at Science Museum Oklahoma in 
Oklahoma City; Jan. 27-29 at Victory Park and the American Airlines 
Center in Dallas; and, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at the U.S. Space and Rocket 
Center in Huntsville, Ala. Engineers, program officials, astronauts 
and NASA spokespeople will be available to speak with the media and 
the public. 

The full-scale test vehicle was used by ground crews in advance of the 
launch abort system flight test that took place in New Mexico in 
2010. 

Media interested in seeing the spacecraft or scheduling interviews 
should contact Dan Huot at daniel.g.huot@xxxxxxxx or by calling the 
newsroom at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-5111. 

Orion will serve as the vehicle that takes astronauts beyond low-Earth 
orbit. The first orbital flight test is scheduled for 2014. 

For more information on the each of the sites, visit: 

http://www.sciencemuseumok.org 

http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/ 

http://www.ussrc.com/ 

To learn more about the Orion, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/orion 

	
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