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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #1 on: 11/20/2019 02:21 pm »
So I’m guessing it didn’t happen, and even though NASAOrion and NASAGlenn both shared this date on Twitter none responded to my questions for the timing prior to the 19th, and none have responded to my questions for pictures from the flight.
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #2 on: 11/20/2019 02:54 pm »
So I’m guessing it didn’t happen, and even though NASAOrion and NASAGlenn both shared this date on Twitter none responded to my questions for the timing prior to the 19th, and none have responded to my questions for pictures from the flight.

Your correct, it hasn’t happened yet but there’s some information on when it will in this obscure article:

https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/11/19/nasa-orion-mansfield-lahm-airport-testing/4236804002/
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #3 on: 11/20/2019 08:15 pm »
New eta is 25th with a backup on 29th after thanksgiving. An employee at KSC is claiming that guppy will be loaded tomorrow

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #4 on: 11/20/2019 08:48 pm »
Thanks! I’d love to see how it’s transported to the Guppy so I can get an idea how it (might) be transferred in Ohio. I’ll make the drive if it’s more than sitting inside a covered trailer which I guess it might be :)

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #5 on: 11/21/2019 02:34 pm »
Looks like it is headed towards the plane?

@CRPartridge: This is why today is so amazing- @NASA_Orion  has left the building. Can’t exactly describe what I’m feeling, but it’s a mix of joy, happiness, pride, and excitement. https://twitter.com/CRPartridge/status/1197532753719431177
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #6 on: 11/21/2019 03:15 pm »
It is enroute, passing by VAB at the moment.

Update: At SLF gate
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #7 on: 11/21/2019 05:13 pm »
It has been loaded onto Guppy

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #8 on: 11/21/2019 05:31 pm »
@NASA_Orion: #Artemis I Orion spacecraft is loaded onto @NASA's Super Guppy aircraft at @NASAKennedy. The spacecraft will be transported to @NASAglenn Plum Brook Station Space Power Facility for thermal-vacuum testing. https://twitter.com/NASA_Orion/status/1197581694943014912
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #9 on: 11/21/2019 06:32 pm »
Nice--thanks for the updates!

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #10 on: 11/23/2019 10:47 am »
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is loaded into the agency’s Super Guppy aircraft at the Launch and Landing Facility runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21, 2019. The spacecraft’s crew and service modules are flying to NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, for full thermal vacuum testing. In this unique facility, the crew and service modules will be put through extensive testing to ensure they can survive the rigors of launch, space travel, re-entry and splashdown. The Orion spacecraft will launch atop the agency's Space Launch System rocket on Artemis I.

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #11 on: 11/23/2019 04:16 pm »
The @NASA_Orion spacecraft with European Service Module is set for transport to @NASA's Plum Brook station on the next part of its voyage to the Moon.

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1198270878682959872

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #12 on: 11/23/2019 04:22 pm »
Someone posted on FB that the flight is tomorrow.

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #14 on: 11/24/2019 12:15 pm »
Leg 1 almost complete...

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #15 on: 11/24/2019 04:33 pm »
Already done with leg one(the cape to Robins Air Force Base) and leg two (Robins to Campbell Army Airfield). They seem to be taking it slow. These flights were all under two hours long. Not sure if that is a weight and thus fuel consumption rate thing.

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #16 on: 11/24/2019 06:58 pm »
Looks like the 2:30pm arrival is not likely :)

Last leg taking off shortly.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA941/history/20191124/2000Z/KHOP/KMFD

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #17 on: 11/24/2019 07:40 pm »
It deviated from the flight plan and crossed briefly into Indiana. Seems to be making a more direct route.

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #18 on: 11/24/2019 11:47 pm »
video of the arrival:

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #19 on: 11/25/2019 05:44 pm »
https://twitter.com/MegDShaw/status/1198941008098144257
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.@NASA’s Super Guppy is open! The Orion Spacecraft will be unloaded this morning and driven to the Plum Brook Station for 4 months of testing before its sent to the moon!

https://twitter.com/MegDShaw/status/1198961805516820481
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The Orion Spacecraft is out of the Super Guppy!

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #20 on: 11/25/2019 09:41 pm »
Being moved over to the crane and trailer...

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1199074191221436416

And the lift onto the transporter...


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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #21 on: 11/27/2019 05:16 pm »
This video does a good job of showing the scale of Orion...



They actually had to raise power lines to make this move possible.

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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #23 on: 11/28/2019 07:39 am »
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #24 on: 11/30/2019 03:12 am »
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Re: Orion headed to NASA Plum Brook
« Reply #25 on: 12/03/2019 06:02 am »
Thread locked.  Plum Brook processing updates should go here.  We could use are using this thread for the return trip.
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Cross-post:
Orion is headed home.

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed its three-month test campaign at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it was subjected to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience in its upcoming test mission to the Moon.

Media are invited to two events at Plum Brook Station prior to the spacecraft’s return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will begin preparations for launch:

On Monday, March 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT, media will have the opportunity to view the Orion spacecraft, consisting of its crew and service modules, inside the Space Environments Complex before it is prepared for departure. This opportunity is for photographs and video of the spacecraft only.
On Saturday, March 14, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, NASA will celebrate the completion of testing and departure of the spacecraft from Plum Brook Station. During this event, the spacecraft will be covered in its transportation fixture. The following officials will discuss NASA’s Artemis program, the importance of the completed tests, and the next steps for Orion:
                        - Members of the Ohio congressional delegation

                        - Jim Morhard, NASA deputy administrator

                        - Marla Pérez-Davis, NASA’s Glenn Research Center director

                        - Mark Kirasich, Orion program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

                        - Sunita Williams, astronaut, Johnson

Media interested in attending should contact Jimi Russell at [email protected] or 216-433-2894 by 4:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 5. All dates and times are subject to change. NASA will provide any schedule updates as soon as possible.

Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test around the Moon, the first in a series of progressively more complex missions that ultimately will land the first woman and next man on the lunar South Pole by 2024. NASA will then use what it learns on the Moon to prepare to send astronauts to Mars.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-view-orion-spacecraft-for-first-artemis-lunar-mission
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Cross-post:
Orion is headed home.

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Media are invited to two events at Plum Brook Station prior to the spacecraft’s return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will begin preparations for launch:

On Monday, March 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT, media will have the opportunity to view the Orion spacecraft, consisting of its crew and service modules, inside the Space Environments Complex before it is prepared for departure. This opportunity is for photographs and video of the spacecraft only.

On Saturday, March 14, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, NASA will celebrate the completion of testing and departure of the spacecraft from Plum Brook Station. During this event, the spacecraft will be covered in its transportation fixture. The following officials will discuss NASA’s Artemis program, the importance of the completed tests, and the next steps for Orion:
                        - Members of the Ohio congressional delegation

                        - Jim Morhard, NASA deputy administrator

                        - Marla Pérez-Davis, NASA’s Glenn Research Center director

                        - Mark Kirasich, Orion program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

                        - Sunita Williams, astronaut, Johnson

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-view-orion-spacecraft-for-first-artemis-lunar-mission

Did either of these events happen?
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Is there any news of the departure of Artemis 1 from Ohio?

And, is this still on for March 24?
March 09, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M020-06

Artemis I Spacecraft Returns to Kennedy after Successful Ohio Tests

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The crew and service module stack will be offloaded from NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after its return flight home from NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The offloading activity will happen the morning of March 24 at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy, operated by Space Florida. Arrival and offloading are dependent on favorable weather conditions and are subject to change.
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Yes, I saw pictures (maybe from the Toledo Blade?) with politicians in front of it over the weekend.

https://spacenews.com/orion-completes-testing-at-plum-brook/

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Cross-post:
Orion is headed home.

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Media are invited to two events at Plum Brook Station prior to the spacecraft’s return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will begin preparations for launch:

On Monday, March 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT, media will have the opportunity to view the Orion spacecraft, consisting of its crew and service modules, inside the Space Environments Complex before it is prepared for departure. This opportunity is for photographs and video of the spacecraft only.

On Saturday, March 14, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, NASA will celebrate the completion of testing and departure of the spacecraft from Plum Brook Station. During this event, the spacecraft will be covered in its transportation fixture. The following officials will discuss NASA’s Artemis program, the importance of the completed tests, and the next steps for Orion:
                        - Members of the Ohio congressional delegation

                        - Jim Morhard, NASA deputy administrator

                        - Marla Pérez-Davis, NASA’s Glenn Research Center director

                        - Mark Kirasich, Orion program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

                        - Sunita Williams, astronaut, Johnson

<snip>
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-view-orion-spacecraft-for-first-artemis-lunar-mission

Did either of these events happen?
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Is there any news of the departure of Artemis 1 from Ohio?

And, is this still on for March 24?
March 09, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M020-06

Artemis I Spacecraft Returns to Kennedy after Successful Ohio Tests

<snip>
The crew and service module stack will be offloaded from NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after its return flight home from NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The offloading activity will happen the morning of March 24 at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy, operated by Space Florida. Arrival and offloading are dependent on favorable weather conditions and are subject to change.

The media event on the 14th did occur, but the media event on the 24th at KSC has been cancelled. Despite this, the capsule is still scheduled to make the trip from Ohio to KSC as of yesterday.

https://twitter.com/SpaceBrendan/status/1240361585710903297

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Did any locals snap pictures of the convoy from Plum Brook back to Marion, OH?
(Yes, I know there's a quarantine--but that shouldn't stop one from snapping a picture along the route from your own front yard, whilst maintaining social distance.)
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