
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jim McCarthy right, president of the National Space Club-Florida Chapter, thanks Larry Price, deputy manager of the Orion Program for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, for his presentation to members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Price’s presentation included an overview of Orion processing, testing and preparations for Exploration Flight Test 1. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Larry Price, deputy manager of the Orion Program for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, speaks to the National Space Club-Florida Chapter members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Price’s presentation included an overview of Orion processing, testing and preparations for Exploration Flight Test 1. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter, or NSCFC, members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation included an overview of the new strategic plan and efforts to transform the center into a multi-user spaceport of the future. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter, or NSCFC, members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation included an overview of the new strategic plan and efforts to transform the center into a multi-user spaceport of the future. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis

NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter (NSCFC) members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation was titled, "KSC - Space Exploration Begins Here." He included an update on the multi-user spaceport and several programs, including Exploration Ground Systems, Launch Services Program and Commercial Crew Program. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs.

NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter (NSCFC) members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation was titled, "KSC - Space Exploration Begins Here." He included an update on the multi-user spaceport and several programs, including Exploration Ground Systems, Launch Services Program and Commercial Crew Program. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter, or NSCFC, members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation included an overview of the new strategic plan and efforts to transform the center into a multi-user spaceport of the future. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter, or NSCFC, members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation included an overview of the new strategic plan and efforts to transform the center into a multi-user spaceport of the future. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to National Space Club-Florida Chapter, or NSCFC, members and guests at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cabana's presentation included an overview of the new strategic plan and efforts to transform the center into a multi-user spaceport of the future. The NSCFC is a non-profit organization composed of representatives from the space industry, government, educational institutions, and private individuals who share a commitment to increasing public awareness of America's aerospace programs. Photo credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis