Jan 12, 2012

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

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov

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@nasa gov 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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