MSFC, Space and Rocket Center plan Orion events

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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville will host several events in celebration of the first flight test of the Orion spacecraft.

On Thursday, Dec. 4, Orion will launch atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37 in Florida.

During its two-orbit, 4.5-hour flight, Orion will venture 3,600 miles in altitude and travel nearly 60,000 miles before returning to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

A group of social media users will tour the MSFC Wednesday, Dec. 3. Marshall representatives will overview the center's contributions to Orion's first flight. Participants will get the chance to see the multi-spacecraft adapter test identical to the one connecting Orion to the Delta IV.

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