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They make it look easy

Published January 21, 2009 General Leave a Comment
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PathfinderIf only the job really went as quickly as it looks.

Langley photographer Sean Smith cut a time-lapse video of the Orion crew module mockup, using photos taken during construction of the vehicle.

Check it out here.

The flight test article pathfinder will be used for the first full-scale flight test of Orion’s launch abort system, Pad Abort-1. The pathfinder will be used for initial ground-based operations and testing procedures to mitigate risks to the actual Orion crew module flight test article. Continue reading ‘They make it look easy’

Vote in Av Week photo contest

Published November 20, 2008 General Leave a Comment
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A mock-up of the Orion space capsule heads to its temporary home in a hangar at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. by AVIATION WEEK Sean Smith, Hampton, Va., 08-1300-01-S

Aviation Week magazine is holding a 2008 Photo Contest. In the Space Category, Langley’s own Sean Smith has entries, including the one shown here. It’s leading in the voting as of this post.

You can view all the entries and vote by going here.

The photos with the most votes, or “recommendations,” will be published in Aviation Week & Space Technology’s December 22/29 special issue.

Orion photo in Time magazine

Published November 17, 2008 General Leave a Comment
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A mock-up of the Orion space capsule is loaded into a hangar at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.Langley photographer Sean Smith scores big with a photo of the Orion mockup in Time magazine!

Check it out here.

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