reefsahoy
I can see thru you!
Im so jacked up! NASA first test flight of the new Orion space rocket tomorrow dec 4@705 am est liftoff! 1st step for man to mars or ateroid missions. It will test about 50% of the systems, fly approx 3600 mile above earth (space station is only 160 miles above earth for comparision) and test heat shields coming back to earth at higher temps than the shuttle. The entire flight to ocean is around 5 hours. Ive read the entire flt mission and im so excited! I was too young to understand the redstone, gemini, and apollo missions back when it happened and find it so interesting. I didnt really find the space shuttle interesting because it couldnt fly any higher than 200 miles above the earth and cannot get to any moon or planets. I will definitely be up looking north if the skies are clear (at times you could see the shuttle launch from miami on a clear day) or i'll be pinned on the tv! Weather has a 70% chance of good liftoff weather. Anyone else out there find this interesting? Go NASA!