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Old 11-07-2022, 10:49 AM
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It is difficult to locate images of the DELTA III Orion 3 mission . . . I found a couple.

The DELTA III 8930 rocket was #269.

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Old 11-07-2022, 09:54 PM
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is it april 1st?
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Old 11-08-2022, 10:28 AM
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The Delta III was about as successful as Starliner and SLS Artemis so far.
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The Delta III was about as successful as Starliner and SLS Artemis so far.


People build models of Columbia, Challenger, Apollo 13, N1, Vanguard, etc . . . Success is not a criteria for a Scale model prototype, only sufficient data.

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People build models of Columbia, Challenger, Apollo 13, N1, Vanguard, etc . . . Success is not a criteria for a Scale model prototype, only sufficient data.

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That post was a critique on the progress of Starliner and SLS/Artemis, not a criteria for building models. BTW, you do know that the Orion 3 on the Delta III was a Hughes communication satellite completely inside a clam shell fairing, right?
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That post was a critique on the progress of Starliner and SLS/Artemis, not a criteria for building models. BTW, you do know that the Orion 3 on the Delta III was a Hughes communication satellite completely inside a clam shell fairing, right?


Yes, the photo's I posted were with some sort of "environmental control unit" in place.
Those were the only large, clear images I could find of the Orion 3 mission.
Obviously, the unit was removed prior to launch.

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A little more info . . .

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Yes, the photo's I posted were with some sort of "environmental control unit" in place.
Those were the only large, clear images I could find of the Orion 3 mission.
Obviously, the unit was removed prior to launch.

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Is that a photoshopped orion capsule on top? April 1st?

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Is that a photoshopped orion capsule on top? April 1st?

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Yeah, that part has been confusing me...not that I am all that familiar with that launch vehicle, but it sure looks like an Starliner capsule on top in the images posted along with the first message in this thread.

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Edit: Changed “Orion” to “Starliner”.
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Is that a photoshopped orion capsule on top? April 1st?

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No, it looks like some type of "environmental control unit". Orion 3 may have had some specific temperature range that had to be maintained ( likely to avoid overheating ). The unit would have been removed prior to launch.

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