@SocialTimes to Join @NASASocial for the Orion Stationary Recovery Test

Is it even possible to Vine or Instagram something like that? I have no idea. But expect plenty of pictures of the Navy’s recovery ship, the Hydro Impact Basin, and NASA Langley’s National Transonic Facility, all of which are part of the tour, as I cover the event live from Virginia. You can follow me on Twitter at @DevonGlenn or @SocialTimes and also keep an eye on @NASASocial, @NASA_Orion and the #NASASocial hashtag for updates from from the entire group.

On Thursday, August 15, NASA and the Navy’s United States Fleet Forces Command are giving a group of 30 social media followers an inside look at the Orion Stationary Recovery Test at NASA Langley Research Center and Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.

As the editor of SocialTimes, I’ve been following NASA ever since the Curiosity Rover got its own Twitter account.

Tomorrow I’ll be right in the splash zone (fingers crossed) when the team simulates the recovery of the Orion crew module — a spacecraft designed by Lockheed Martin to carry astronauts to deep space — as it lands in the Pacific Ocean.

Naturally, NASA engineers and Navy personnel want to test the vehicle before they send real people to far-off places like the Moon and Mars.

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