Orion

Science

This NASA Simulation Stretches My Astronaut Underpants

9:20AM November 10, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

It’s just a cool animation, but I love this simulation of the proposed test flight of the first Orion capsule. Called Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), Orion will reach an altitude higher than any other manned spacecraft since 1973. More »

Science

The First Spaceship That Will Go To Space After The Shuttle

4:00AM September 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

NASA has just started work on the first space-bound Orion capsule. Here you can see a robotic arm welding the new spaceship. It will be NASA’s first manned ship in space after Atlantis returned on July 21, 2011. More »

Samsung Orion Mobile Processor Handles 1080p Like A Star

10:40PM September 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Samsung’s Galaxy S phones already pack Hummingbird, one of the fastest mobile processors around. But their upcoming Orion dual-core ARM Cortex A9 makes it seem positively terrestrial. More »

Science

This Machine Welds Metal Without Melting It

6:00AM June 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The top and bottom parts of this image are the bulkhead and the nosecone of the Orion spacecraft. The machine on the left is welding them without melting the metal. How? Using MAGIC! OK, I lied. It’s not magic. More »

Science

The Crazy Ride Of Orion’s Launch Abort System On Video

9:00PM May 7, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Check out the video of the completely successful – and awesome – Orion Launch Abort System test. Hey NASA, next time you conduct one of these tests, give me a call. I’ll sign any papers you want, but I want this ride: More »

Science

A Slightly Better View Of The Orion Nebula

3:15AM February 11, 2010 | Mark Wilson

No doubt, you’ve seen Orion when stargazing. A spot on his belt that’s sometimes mistaken for a star is really the Orion Nebula. Here’s an ever-so-better better view, thanks to the 67-megapixel, infrared-sensitive VISTA telescope. More »

Mobile

This Is The Gaming Phone Nokia Needs To Make

3:35AM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The phone-botherers over at Recombu have cottoned onto the fact that there’s not a single perfect phone built for gaming on. Not even the iPhone, regardless of what the advertising tells us. So they’ve created a Nokia concept, the Orion. More »

Cars

NASA’s Orion Crew Module Includes Majestic Ejection System

1:00PM July 17, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

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Science

The Max Launch Abort System Launch

12:00AM July 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Looks like Flash Gordon came to Virginia this Wednesday. Here you have images and video of the spectacular Max Launch Abort System in action. Sadly, the spiffy spacecraft won’t be in Orion. Maybe they can send me one to test. More »

Orion Capsule Under Testing in Anechoic Chamber

11:40PM May 6, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Three parts of tequila, two parts of triple-sec, one part of lime juice, then shake with ice, and filter. Oh wait, it’s just the Orion capsule getting tested for electromagnetic waves. Or something.

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