Reporters Invited to See Orion, Speak with NASA Managers at Navy Days-Los Angeles

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July 31, 2014 Reporters Invited to See Orion, Speak with NASA Managers at Navy Days-Los Angeles A test version of NASA's new Orion spacecraft will be at the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 6, following testing with the U.S. Navy. Media are invited from 6 to 9 a.m. PDT to see the craft and learn about NASA's deep-space exploration plans, which include sending astronauts to an asteroid and Mars.  A combined NASA and Navy team is practicing recovering Orion from the ocean, as they will do in December following the spacecraft's first trip to space during Exploration Flight Test-1. After traveling 3,600 miles above Earth -- farther than any spacecraft built for humans has been in more than 40 years -- Orion will return at speeds near 20,000 mph for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean where a Navy ship will pick it up and return it to shore.  Following the recovery tests, which take place Aug. 1-4 off the coast of San Diego, the test version of Orion will be transported to Navy Days-Los Angeles. Media will have the opportunity to view Orion, talk with NASA representatives, and tour the U.S.S. Anchorage.  Representatives available for interviews include: NASA Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer NASA Ground Systems Development and Operations Program Manager Mike Bolger NASA Space Launch System Program Manager Todd May Lockheed Martin Orion Deputy Program Manager Larry Price NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott  To attend this event and receive detailed directions, reporters must contact Brandi Dean at brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4.  To learn more about Orion and Exploration Flight Test-1, visit:  http://www.nasa.gov/orion -end- Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.l.schierholz@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov   NASA Kennedy Space Center news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov.   › Back To Top