New NASA Spacecraft has Old-School Design

Monday, 20 June 2011 | by Pat's Picks

NASA’s moving its new spacecraft across the country, from California to Florida, via flatbed truck. Can you imagine? Amidst the “honks and dropped jaws along the road,” the crew decided to make a pit stop in Austin along the way. The American-Statesman describes it as an “old-school-looking capsule,” that calls to mind the vehicles used in the Apollo missions. The capsule is designed to propel four astronauts to space, sustain them while there and then bring them home again, Check it out below: