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Orion

Delta 4

Video: Preview of Orion’s recovery

November 7, 2014 Justin Ray

Jeremy Graeber, Orion recovery director, details how the NASA-Navy team will handle the Exploration Flight Test No. 1 after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.

Delta 4

Video: Learn about the Orion flight test launching in December

November 6, 2014 Spaceflight Now

Delta 4

Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launch

November 6, 2014 Justin Ray

A countdown dress rehearsal and rocket fueling exercise was completed at Cape Canaveral for next month’s launch of NASA’s Orion crew module atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy booster.

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Engineers recommend changes to Orion heat shield

November 5, 2014 Stephen Clark

Lessons learned during preparations leading up to the first orbital test flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft in December have prompted engineers to recommend changing the design of the crew capsule’s heat shield for future missions to the moon, Mars, or an asteroid, according to Lockheed Martin officials.

Delta 4

Photo gallery: Delta 4-Heavy moved to launch pad

October 2, 2014 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket for Exploration Flight Test-1 is rolled to the launch pad and lifted to the vertical position.

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Orion’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved to launch pad

October 1, 2014 Spaceflight Now

The booster rocket that will launch NASA’s next-generation Orion space capsule on a two-orbit, four-hour shakedown cruise in December has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 mission
    October 22, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    October 18, 2025
  • SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 31st flight
    October 18, 2025
  • Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2
    October 17, 2025
  • SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch
    October 15, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
    October 14, 2025
  • Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective
    October 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
    October 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays
    October 13, 2025
  • Launch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase
    October 12, 2025
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