R. Norman MoodySocial Links Navigation Latest articles by R. Norman Moody NASA's Space Shuttle Replacement Makes First Splash By R. Norman Moody published 9 April 09 NASA's Orion shuttle replacement is making its first water tests in the ocean. Space Shuttle Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech2Rocket repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California3Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' by Trump's possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return4NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)5Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space
NASA's Space Shuttle Replacement Makes First Splash By R. Norman Moody published 9 April 09 NASA's Orion shuttle replacement is making its first water tests in the ocean.