NASA's Orion capsule a 'go' for Thursday morning blastoff
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 02:00
in Astronomy & Space
Brooks HaysCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- With NASA mission managers having already confirmed the "go" for Orion's unmanned test flight, engineers rolled back the tower away from the capsule and rocket.
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