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Riding Out Irma On Florida's Space Coast — And Keeping On Eye On The Spacecraft

At the Kennedy Space Center, riding out a hurricane means something a little different. You have to keep the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule happy.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, shown on Saturday, closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma as a crew of 120 arrived to ride out the storm. / BRUCE WEAVER / Getty Images

Snacks? Check. Bottled water? Check. Orion capsule?

Check.

At the Kennedy Space Center, 120 people are waiting out the hurricane and overseeing some of the nation's premier space technology. That includes the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule. The four-person spacecraft — now in development — is intended to carry astronauts

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