NASA unveils cool new digital countdown clock just in time for Orion Flight Test

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Check out the sweet new launch countdown clock NASA just installed at the press center area of Kennedy Space Center.

This is where reporters will gather to observe the Orion Flight Test launch this Thursday. The new timekeeping display replaces the former analog countdown clock– this one is a modern, digital LED display like a stadium monitor, which can display video images along with countdown numbers. More at NASA. [images: nasa.gov]

Workers remove the analog countdown clock from its mount at the Press Site to make room for the advanced display that will track the countdown of future missions beginning with the Orion Flight Test. Image Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin.


Workers remove the analog countdown clock from its mount at the Press Site to make room for the advanced display that will track the countdown of future missions beginning with the Orion Flight Test.