HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Huntsville's space community is hosting events this week to mark the first flight test of the United States' newest spacecraft. <\/p>\n
An unmanned Orion spacecraft is scheduled to launch atop a Delta IV rocket at Cape Canaveral on Thursday. <\/p>\n
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will hold a tour for a group of social media users to discuss the Orion flight on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
On the day of the flight, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will open the theater in its Davidson Center for live viewing of the launch, flight and splashdown. <\/p>\n
Future plans call for the Orion space capsule to carry four astronauts atop NASA's new Space Launch system rocket, which is being managed at the Marshall center in Huntsville. <\/p>\n
The test flight will last just over four hours. <\/p>\n
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