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Orion: first launch cancelled yesterday, the capsule took off today around 7:00

Cape Canaveral, USA - The mission had been postponed four times and then deferred 24 hours

Orion space capsule launch, postponed four times yesterday and finally cancelled yesterday December 4, was eventually successfully done today, few minutes after 7:00 local time from Cape Canaveral NASA base. According to updates given by the mission’s official blog, the spaceship reached its peak altitude around 10:13 local time and “Is now heading back home at 20,000 mph. That speed is high enough to...

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Rome, Italy, 12/05/2014 16:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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