posted 08-26-2024 10:08 PM               

We're getting an Orion capsule that I obtained at NASA Langley as a donation to the Department of Space Studies for permanent repair and display.

Today [Aug. 26] we lowered the Orion MLAS capsule near the habitat, and in a few days, we begin its preparation for display at University of North Dakota Space Studies Program.

A primary test goal was the successful separation of a mock crew capsule from the abort system.

posted 08-28-2024 09:00 PM               

Orion capsule used in abort test 'lands' at University of North Dakota

A space capsule that NASA used to learn more about safely launching astronauts to the moon has arrived at a U.S. school for a different type of education.

The University of North Dakota (UND) has taken delivery of the Orion Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) test vehicle, which 15 years ago demonstrated one possible way of escaping a failing rocket. The mock spacecraft arrived Monday (Aug. 27), after a week-long, 30-state road trip that began at the Langley Research Center in Virginia and ended in Grand Forks.