Why would NASA Administrator Charles Bolden come dangerously close to dropping the F-bomb? Because America is about to launch a spacecraft meant to take mankind to asteroids, to Mars, even back to the moon. And he is pumped. Thats a big deal, Bolden exclaimed at the annual Von Braun Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. As the vice president would say, and Im not going to say it, thats a B.F.D. Cape Canaveral, the scene. The date: December 4th. Orion will blast-off launching deeper into space than a crew module has been since Apollo. That’s 40 years. It the rebirth of America’s manned space program. And Im thrilled. For the first time, Im actually going to witness a NASA launch live and in person and Im going to bring it you live on FOX 29-- cannot wait! The Delaware Valley is deeply connected to Orion. Just down I-95 in Elkton, Maryland, youll find aerospace and defense company ATK. 30-percent of its workforce is from the Delaware Valley. Its deeply involved with a key part of Orion meant to save the lives of astronauts should something terrible happen. We just aired a story on FOX 29 that I think is pretty cool. Im hoping youll like my introduction to Orion and to what ATKs doing-- a little thing called the Launch Abort System. Its actually a huge thing, as in life-saving, if something were to go wrong on the launchpad or in-flight. President John F. Kennedy lit the fuse that propelled us into space in the 60’s. NASA hopes Orion will reignite it grabbing worldwide headlines and fueling the dreams of a new generation. Check out the story if you have a moment. Cant wait to bring you to the December 4th launch me on FOX 29--hoping for a front row seat and a backstage pass! In this story: John Davidson/NASA Langley Research Center Heather McKay/Lockheed Martin Ken Parsons/ATK Defense Group Michael Lara/ATK Defense Group
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 02:18:59 +0000
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