NASA prepares Orion simulator for lunar mission training

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2021

NASA is setting up a high-tech simulator, made by Lockheed Martin, to teach astronauts how to operate the Orion capsule during planned moon missions. Weak funding from Congress has cast doubt over the schedule for such lunar missions, but NASA is moving forward with preparations, officials have said. Lockheed delivered the Orion simulator to Johnson Space Center in mid-December,