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#TweetThePress: The Future of the Space Program

Chuck tweets with NBC News Science Editor Alan Boyle about the Orion launch and the future of the Space program...
Image: The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral
The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida Dec. 5.SCOTT AUDETTE / Reuters

Chuck tweets with NBC News Science Editor Alan Boyle about the Orion launch and the future of the Space program...

Image: The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral
The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida Dec. 5.MIKE BROWN / Reuters

So how big of a deal is the Orion launch for NASA?

When will we see Orion fly again?

Why the old-school splash down in the Ocean and not a landing like the Shuttle?

Check out the full conversation on Orion and the future of the Space program here.