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Orion’s Rocket Ready to Rock n’ Roll for Critical December Test Flight - C C - Nov 12, 2014 http://www.universetoday.com/116149/orions-rocket-ready-to-rock-n-roll-for-critical-december-test-flight/ EXCERPT: The huge rocket that will blast NASA’s first Orion spacecraft into orbit is ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll on a critical two orbit test flight scheduled for December. And Orion is so big and heavy that she’s not launching on just any old standard rocket. To blast the uncrewed Orion to orbit on its maiden mission requires the most powerful booster on Planet Earth – namely the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket....