I think Orion landed a bit early, for when I went online after an hour and 40 minutes; it had already landed. Apparently it was right on target, and they’re recovering the craft, which you can watch here. It missed its splashdown point by just a mile and a half!
Orion lands safely
December 5, 2014 • 9:49 am
Nice shooting folks! 🙂
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This morning I was watching the separation stages of the launch with my youngest son. We both remarked how much this big rocket resembles something that people can custom build and fly in the game Kerbal Space Program. This is a very fun game, where you build and launch rockets and steer them to intercept, orbit, and land on other planets. The one I linked to plays a rather advanced mission which recapitulates the recent ESA mission to the comet.
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