Doesn't appear to be reading from a script. Very good speech by the lawmaker. Clearly a Plum Brook fan.
Quote from: Codemaster on 11/30/2015 01:23 pmI know this is short notice, but I will be attending the event today and if anyone has any questions for me to ask, let me know.Excellent. Okay, here's two questions to request offhand:1) Does ESA have a specific date when the service module for the Orion of EM-1 shall be built and ready?2) Is the delta-v budget capability for Orion's service module still roughly 1.4 km/s or has that changed?
I know this is short notice, but I will be attending the event today and if anyone has any questions for me to ask, let me know.
Plum Brook Welcomes Orion’s PowerhousePublished on Nov 30, 2015An event on Nov. 30 at NASA’s Plum Brook Station facility in Sandusky, Ohio marked the arrival of a full-size test version of the service module provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
Quote from: catdlr on 11/30/2015 09:55 pmPlum Brook Welcomes Orion’s PowerhousePublished on Nov 30, 2015An event on Nov. 30 at NASA’s Plum Brook Station facility in Sandusky, Ohio marked the arrival of a full-size test version of the service module provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft.Maybe it's just the expected overhead that comes with government programs, but in the private sector I never remember having a ceremony when we received test equipment from a sub-contractor...
And here's Cody's article!http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/nasa-testing-orions-european-service-module/
They will be simulating sep and solar array deploy at the facility.