/tags/orion Orion en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:12:00 GMT /science/2014-12-05/orion-spacecraft-splashes-down-after-high-orbit-test The unmanned spaceship, which could one day take astronauts to the Red Planet, circled Earth twice in a test mission of its basic systems that lasted just under 4 1/2 hours. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:12:00 GMT /science/2014-12-05/orion-spacecraft-splashes-down-after-high-orbit-test Eyder Peralta, Scott Neuman /science/2014-12-04/nasa-scrubs-launch-of-orion-spacecraft After several issues, including high winds, stuck engine valves and a boat downrange of the launch site, the space agency said it would cancel today's planned launch of the new vehicle. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:19:00 GMT /science/2014-12-04/nasa-scrubs-launch-of-orion-spacecraft Scott Neuman