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Delta IV Heavy EFT-1 Flight Vehicle

The eighth Delta IV Heavy vehicle launched NASA's uncrewed Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 from Cape Canaveral. The flight placed Orion on a two-orbit, high-apogee trajectory for heat-shield, entry, parachute, and recovery testing.

Delta IV Heavy EFT-1 Flight Vehicle — NASA/Sandra Joseph, KSC-2014-4739 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain in the United States: Wikimedia Commons documents this NASA-created image under NASA's public-domain terms. The source identifies NASA photographer Sandra Joseph and photo ID KSC-2014-4739 for the Delta IV Heavy/Orion EFT-1 launch on 5 December 2014. Preserve photographer and NASA attribution; NASA logos, insignia, and endorsement are not licensed by this statement. Source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Launch_of_Delta_IV_Heavy_with_Orion_EFT-1_(KSC-2014-4739).jpg. · Source

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Aliases: Delta IV Heavy flight 8Exploration Flight Test-1 launch vehicleOrion EFT-1 launch vehicle
Name: Delta IV Heavy EFT-1 Flight Vehicle
Status: retired

Details

Description: The eighth Delta IV Heavy vehicle launched NASA's uncrewed Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 from Cape Canaveral. The flight placed Orion on a two-orbit, high-apogee trajectory for heat-shield, entry, parachute, and recovery testing.
First Flight Date: 2014-12-05
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Official Url: https://www.nasa.gov/reference/completed-flight-tests/

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Creation Time: July 14, 2026 at 08:53:14 UTC
Updated Time: August 21, 2026 at 11:23:27 UTC
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Last Flight Date: 2014-12-05
Search Name: Delta IV Heavy EFT-1 Flight Vehicle Delta IV Heavy flight 8 Exploration Flight Test-1 launch vehicle Orion EFT-1 launch vehicle