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Published: 2016-11-02 23:54:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1659; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 53
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The Orion spacecraft docks at the International Space Station, what was once to be its first destination. Today she's a Beyond-Earth only craft, but I thought I'd give us a look at how she would have looked visiting the station.Related content
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NASA has said that Orion will dock at the ISS when needed as long as it is still in service.
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It was originally a baseline mission in 2011, but it disappeared around 2013. And without a major directive from Congress or the President, theres no way to restore it as a mission.
Its a real shame too. Had it not been coupled to Ares 1, if NASA had allowed Delta IV and Atlas V to be considered for LEO Orion, we might've been flying Orion to the ISS today. Getting ready to hand-off LEO to commercial crew in preparation for Lunar missions. But thats about 8 years of compromises and kicking the can down the road to make way for Ares 1 that all was pointless in the end. Original-land-landing-reusable Orion wouldn't have any mass issues with SLS the way it was constantly fighting with the Ares 1 shortcomings.
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Who knows under Trump that outcome might change.
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