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NASA Scrubs Orion Launch Attempt, Tries Again Friday

NASA Scrubs Orion Launch Attempt, Tries Again Friday
United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians prepare in November to lift the agency's Orion spacecraft for mounting atop its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Photo: NASA.

NASA will try launching its uncrewed Orion space vehicle Friday morning after scrubbing Thursday’s launch due to mechanical issues, according to a post on the civil space agency’s blog. The launch window will open at 7:05 a.m. EST and will last roughly 2.5 hours, same as Thursday. Fill-and-drain valves on the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle were to be tested throughout Thursday so the launch team can prevent a mechanical problem like the one that came…

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