NASA to Test Emergency Ability of New Spacecraft

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 5, 2008 @06:10PM from the get-out-quick dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA this will show off the first mock up of its Orion space capsule ahead of the capsule's first emergency astronaut escape system test. NASA said it will jettison the full-size structural model off a simulated launch pad at the US Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The launch escape vehicle sits atop the Orion capsule which is slated to be bolted on an Ares rocket. The escape vehicle is made up of three solid rocket motors as well as separation mechanisms and canards, and should offer the crew an escape capability in the event of an emergency during launch, according to NASA."

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Hopefully by Corpuscavernosa · 2008-03-05 18:21 · Score: 5, Funny

they'll have this whole thing ironed out for when that one guy has to go to Mars alone

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1. Re:Hopefully by tm2b · 2008-03-05 20:15 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Why a duck? Why-a-no chicken?
  
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One man, one way mssion to mars by cizoozic · 2008-03-05 20:00 · Score: 4, Funny

He won't be alone they are sending along some ducks for company. For god's sake I hope one of them is that Aflac duck - Either that or the guy is Gilbert Gottfried and they disable any proposed escape mechanisms.