On May 22, 2019, engineers move a test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Ascent Abort-2 flight test from the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Space Launch Complex 46 at neighboring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in preparation for its launch this summer.The 21.5 mile trek began around 6 p.m. EDT and finished at 3:18 a.m. May 23, 2019.The team will stack all the test elements together at the launch pad over the next several weeks.
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Media accreditation is open for an uncrewed flight test of the launch abort system of NASAs Orion spacecraft on Tuesday, July 2. This test, Ascent Abort-2, will demonstrate the abort system can activate, steer the spacecraft, and carry astronauts to a safe distance if an emergency arises during Orions climb to orbit.
A 22,000-pound test version of the Orion spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on a rocket provided by Northrop Grumman.
Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.International media must apply by 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, May 27, for access to Kennedy and CCAFS. U.S. media must apply by 9 p.m. Friday, June 14. All accreditation requests should be submitted online at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
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