Podcasts Science Astronomy Travelers In The Night 93E-105-A New Chapter In The Human Exploration Of Space

93E-105-A New Chapter In The Human Exploration Of Space

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 3 p.m.

b'The first unmanned test flight of the new NASA Orion Spacecraft went perfectly. It made two orbits of the Earth traveling as far as 3600 miles above the surface of our planet. Its path took it nearly 15 times higher than the international space station. This is further than any spacecraft designed for humans has flown since the Apollo era.'