March 28, 2008

Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov

Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757 864-7022 emily r sturgill@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-067

NASA'S ORION SPACE CAPSULE MOCK-UP HEADS WEST

HAMPTON, Va - NASA released Friday a photograph of the nearly 20,000-pound Orion space capsule mock-up being loaded into a C-17 cargo aircraft on Thursday, March 27, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va The mock-up was fabricated at Langley

The C-17 will transport the mock-up to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif In late 2008, the full-size structural model will be propelled off a simulated launch pad at the U S Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to test the spacecraft's astronaut escape system, which will ensure a safe, reliable method of escape for astronauts in case of an emergency

To view and download the high resolution picture, visit:

http://www nasa gov/constellation

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