Uploaded July 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On Thursday, July 21, 2011, engineers tested a 22,000-lb (9,979 kg) mock-up of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle in the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. This is NASA's answer for US Astronauts to return to space.
On Thursday, July 21, 2011, engineers tested a 22,000-lb (9,979 kg) mock-up of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle in the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. This is NASA's answer for US Astronauts to return to space.










