A Great Day in Space

A great day for an engineer.  Woke up and watched NASA launch the Orion Spacecraft on it's maiden flight.  After the Space Shuttle's retirement, glad we're getting back on track to a manned space capability.

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-s-new-orion-spacecraft-completes-first-spaceflight-test/#.VIJXrzHF9q1

http://boingboing.net/2014/12/05/nasas-orion-launch-a-success.html

Also, lot's of exciting things going on in the private space sector:

NASA Commercial Crew Program

• SpaceX
• Sierra Nevada Corp
• Boeing

Virgin Galactic