
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) vertical drop test, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Credit: NASA/Sandra Gibbs

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) vertical drop test, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Credit: NASA/Kathy Barnstorff

Four aluminum domes, each created using innovative friction stir welding processes, are seen in this overhead view of the Marshall…

Swirls of green and red appear in an aurora over Whitehorse, Yukon on the night of September 3, 2012.

Aug. 31, 2012 — The Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket is in position for a wet dress…