U.S. Orion spacecraft takes water landing test

U.S. Orion spacecraft takes water landing test

Parajumpers from the Air Force 920th rescue wing remove a flotation collar from a full-size mockup of NASA's crew module for the Orion Crew exploration vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 8, 2009. The Orion spacecraft will become the primary U.S. vehicle for human space exploration after the retirement of the space-shuttle fleet in 2010.


Parajumpers from the Air Force 920th rescue wing remove a flotation collar from a full-size mockup of NASA's crew module for the Orion Crew exploration vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 8, 2009.


A full-size test mockup of the Orion crew exploration vehicle is displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida，April 2, 2009.The Orion will become America's primary vehicle for human space exploration, replacing the space shuttle after it is retired in 2010.


Visitors view a full-size test mockup of the Orion crew exploration vehicle , which is displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida，April 2, 2009.