Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Orion
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
1. Orion Marker
NASA’s Orion spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin will take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before! Orion is the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency escape, if needed, sustain the crew during the space travel, then provide safe return from deep space. Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System.
Orion took this first step on December 5, 2014, when the unscrewed spacecraft launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, then traveled 3,600 miles during its two-orbit trip around Earth.
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The next mission for the Journey to Mars is set for 2018 when NASA’s powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System, will launch from Kennedy Space Center and carry the Orion spacecraft without astronauts thousands of miles beyond the moon.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is perched on a pedestal inside the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center for post-mission processing in January 2015.
Erected by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Location. 28° 31.444′ N, 80° 40.911′ W. Marker is on Merritt Island, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from the intersection of Space Commerce Way and NASA Parkway West, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located within the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 NASA Pkwy W, Merritt Island FL 32953, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Back On Top (a few steps from this marker); Mars Exploration Rover (within shouting distance
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
2. Orion Marker
Also see . . .
1. Orion Project. (Submitted on July 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Submitted on July 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
3. Orion spacecraft
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
