Orion Splashdown
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2014
- NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean approximately 600 southwest of San Diego. The recovery team from NASA, the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin will perform initial recovery operations, including safing the crew module and towing it into the well deck of the USS Anchorage, a landing platform-dock ship.
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Simply outstanding! Like others have commented, this took me back to the days of Apollo. Tears were in my eyes during the launch and I cheered at splashdown! I just hope we go to Mars in my lifetime--then I can die knowing our place in space has been restored. Bravo, NASA!
And so, quietly, gradually, we approach the beginning of real spaceflight.
Congratulations to the entire team for an incredibly successful evolution!
Oh look! 45+ years later and we're right back where we started - capsules, parachutes and ocean landings. Geez....
***** Well I guess someone had to try it. It never lived up to the ambition. But I don't think the ISS would have been built in the timeframe without the shuttle.
So much turmoil in the 60's, the moon program was a refuge from the horrible problems. Orion is what America needed today. Thanks NASA.
First we had Apollo then Space Shuttle and now we have Apollo with chutes again, 50 year later. Amazing.
Debbie Downer, is that you?
They are for different missions. The Shuttle was incredible for Low Earth Orbit missions, but a capsule is much better for going away from earth. There are lots of improvements over the Apollo program.
We're so lucky to be able to watch all these events live in this new era of space exploration! Well done NASA!
Congratulations to NASA, the Orion team and everyone at the Armstrong Flight Research Center on a successful test flight! I look forward to watching future missions succeed.
Any images of the golden spike?
Great work by the team. Can't wait to see some new astronauts on there.
I wasn born yet during apollo but now I can live the same picture, movie... I hope to see ohter ::-) Love Space, Nasa and Science
Will be Orion capable of landing like Soyuz in the future??
Such Excitement!!!! I kept scrapbooks of all the Apollo missions... (I'm 58 years old) and now the next step toward a manned Mars mission!!! Lets hope it happens in my lifetime, (God Willing).....God Speed to The United States' new generation of Astronauts!!!!!
I for one am excited to have a capsule based spacecraft that splashes down in the ocean, i always thought it was cooler that way.
Amazing that some people think that because Orion uses parachutes and splashes down in the ocean, it is no more advanced than Apollo. The spacecraft's computer system alone is THOUSANDS of times more advanced than the AGC. The haul, insulation, and heat shield is much stronger, the life support system is much more advanced, and the use of modern solar panels for electricity much more efficient that Gemini/Apollo era Fuel Cells. The modern batteries provide for more stored electricity at the savings of thousands of pounds. And these are just a few things....
Why not trying to read up on Orion instead of just looking at the pictures.... Other than it's basic shape and landing method, it has little in common with Apollo.
I will say this, the US made a major mistake by scrapping the Apollo hardware in the 70's. I suspect Apollo would have "evolved" into something like Orion which we would currently be flying, and 14 astronauts would be alive today.
It's like making a complete better typewriter...... Yay?
Watched something special today not seen anything like this since i was nine years old in 1972.!! Just wait till the EM1 mission in 2017. That's the first all up unmanned flight of the SLS rocket with Orion on top.(That lift-off alone is gonna blow your mind.) A flight out to circumnavigate the moon and return. That's gonna be SPECTACULAR witness.!!!
Did the "pointed-end-up" bags inflate prematurely?
The Orion is darting back and forth during free-fall, and it makes me suspect that the thrusters are trying to compensate for a substantial and asymmetrical aerodynamic drag.
If the bags inflated during free-fall, then some of those may have been torn by the airstream, leaving two or three of the five as a source of drag, and explaining why only two (some say three) were seen to be inflated after splashdown.
If not the bags, then that wobble-- the darting back and forth --- would be a very rough ride for any crew.
It's just the camera panning. If you look at the screen edge, also the background is moving in sync with the apparent capsule movement.
pazi
You could be right, but to me it looks like the Ikhana is responding to the movement as it tracks. The capsule is shifting in relation to the cloud background.
Awesome day for all of us space junkies.
What platform took the early part of the video?
It's the Ikahna, NASA's version of the Predator drone: www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/05/you-can-thank-this-predator-drone-for-capturing-nasas-incredible-orion-splashdown/
MARS ERA GET HYPED!
Success !!!
WOW .. nothings changed in 40 years since Apollo ! Nice step backwards in the space exploration NASA
It's all about the economics...space shuttle was more expensive to operate, the Russians continue to use their "old technology" and we are buying rides from them. The Chinese, they are using a similar concept. Hey, if we could get the Roswell saucers working I'd be all for it.
For now, go with what works.
Why do you people always say they took a step backwards? The step backwards was the entirety of the Space Shuttle program. The space shuttle held back our progress to an utterly ridiculous degree. It is a good thing it is dead and we're moving back to something that actually does the job right and for a better price.
Theirs not a great difference between this and the old 1960s rockets ... Yes the shuttle was 1970s tec , But that was the military's fault in wanting something to put there stuff into space , NASA promised decades ago re usable craft but it just didn't deliver , so yeah a step backwards , NASA even has problems getting rockets to launch these days
Stephen Normington Ok first off, which rocket launch are you talking about that had problems? If it was the Antares, then that wasn't NASA's rocket. Second, the rockets of today may not look like anything new, but they are far more efficient and economically viable than the rockets of the 60s. That's what the Orion program has to take into account: cost effectiveness. And Third, after a ton of money went into the Shuttle program, NASA had had an extremely limited budget, especially in regards to manned programs. While it isn't a huge step forward, it is a significant advancement for what they were given.
Oh, and if you want to talk about fancy new designs, look at the SpaceX stuff. They have had the money to do it.
I love science - This could be appreciate much more if it included Sandra Bullock....
Why splashdowns? Reminds me of the early space program.
welcome home #Orion now off to San Diego for deservicing
It's 1967 all over again! Just kidding. Go NASA, go Orion!
Yay!!!!
I find it odd How many of Billions of Dollars we have spent on space travel. And we are back to using the same aircraft we did 50 years ago. HMMMM
it's not the same aircraft.. Orion+ SLS will be the most powerful and capable rocket ever made. Apollo took us to the moon, the space shuttle took us to low earth orbit but SLS will take us to asteroids and MARS.
Herp derp a rocket just looks like a rocket. lol I guess we're all still driving the same cars from the 1960's too? I mean, they look pretty similar from a distance of a mile or two. They still drive on roads with rubber tires and use gas engines.
Only 301 views? C'mon NASA, invest in some marketing, you'll need some really smart people for future missions. Team up with Apple's marketing team.
@ Doug: Technically, we don't spend enough. Although the returns on our investments in space exploration are enormous, our leaders still treat it like a hobby relative to GDP.
I'm sure the team at NASA have theorized or tested other delivery systems but when playing with human life, you build on what has already been proven.
Delta rockets are the most reliable rockets in the world. Love them! They look and sound beautiful at launch; such a lovely beast!
Robert Nicholls CZcams videos stick at "301+" views for hours after being uploaded, sometimes as much as a day. It's to give time for bot view inflation detection, along other things. Probably.
Raeth Fennec Oh, ignorant me! I hope more people are paying attention. This got more coverage on news sources outside of America. We are witnessing an Apollo event, very exciting.
Since there seems to be some ignorance via NYangryguy down below in the comments and I have a family member that worked on this mission, I decided to comment on what Orion is about. It's a milestone venture and should not be taken lightly...About Orion
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.
On December 5, 2014, Orion launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex Flight Test on the Orion Flight Test: a two-orbit, four-hour flight that tested many of the systems most critical to safety.
The Orion Flight Test evaluated launch and high speed re-entry systems such as avionics, attitude control, parachutes and the heat shield.
In the future, Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. More powerful than any rocket ever built, SLS will be capable of sending humans to deep space destinations such as an asteroid and eventually Mars. Exploration Mission-1 will be the first mission to integrate Orion and the Space Launch System.
Someone tell NASA that splashdown was not SW of San Diego. It was actually 1 degree east of dew south from SD. I know most east coasters think Mexico is south of SD. NASA must not have wanted "geographically challenged" folks to think we were invading Mexico.
Making me cry guys :)
After the space shuttle program, we are back to sending people into space with capsules and landing with parachutes in the ocean? It seems to me we are going backwards.
The shuttle program was FAR more expensive then this will be. Plus, you can't land a space shuttle on Mars and then take off again.
I agree, all go back now! Space shuttle should be more advanced. This just like Chinese space craft or russian's.
No, we're going forwards. Space shuttle was completely and utterly pointless. It was designed as a reusable craft to save on waste and pollution and somehow save money. It did none of that. The solid fuel rockets were horrible polluters, worse than liquid fueled craft. The shuttle and boosters required extensive and expensive maintenance, to the point of costing more than Apollo would to do the same tasks. It carried unnecessary dead weight in comparison to a standard capsule rocket, requiring more fuel burned to get the same payload in orbit. The only advantage that the space shuttle had over ANY other spacecraft was that it could bring satellites back to earth in one piece. That was a trick that was not worth the expense.
"feet" lol
Very disappointed. We need something bigger than what we had in the 60s.
Это шаг назад, деньги в мусор ! Шаг в будущее, это программа Space X !
Lets send a messege to deep deep deep space to signal them that we are here!!!!
"Here is your new spacecraft america" Wasn't this spacecraft an international mission?
NO
spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/03/esa-member-states-commit-funding-for-orion-service-module/
This says otherwise.
Jeppe You are both correct. Orion is a NASA (USA) space craft at this time The European's (ESA) has agreed to fund the development and construction of an add-on module for missions longer distance missions. What launched and returned today was a US craft. I'm glad the ESA is on board, though! Can't wait to see what we can accomplish together.
Joe Del Thank you for clearing up. I thought it was that way, but i think i didn't make myself clear enough.
you got it. it's nice to read comments not by crazy people yelling about "libertards" and "neocon nazis"
So sad this capsule can only land in earths oceans. Why not make it a spacecraft and not just a capsule?
The NY GibbonMan see sparks in sky - make GibbonMan angry. GibbonMan confused and chest-thumpy. GibbonMan ready to fight...GibbonMan jealous cuz he flathead - no ejukashun.. GibbonMan hate learnies...wanna cut big heads...Space bad...
NASA please learn from space X and add propulsive landing engines like crew dragon v2. Then no need for separate launch abort system or separate lander. Make Orion a real spacecraft and not just Apollo 2.0. Get with the 21st century already or Orion will never make it to Mars.
NYangryguy is wrong, I was at the launch at 7:05 in Friday and I saw the Delta four heavy rocket go up >:( Hater.
The X 15 project was more better than this flights and down to Earth landings..
President Obama tried to kill this program for health care. I would spend all my tax money to NASA. This is epic.
Its 1967? Apollo? Poor scientific progress...
You're monumentally uninformed if you seriously think that.