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NASA image: 8-5-2019_Orion_PQM_WSTFshortFinal
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Aug 5, 2019

8-5-2019_Orion_PQM_WSTFshortFinal

Propulsion test that simulates an abort-to-orbit scenario in which the spacecraft’s service module must place Orion...

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NASA image: 8-5-2019_Orion_PQM_WSTF
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Aug 5, 2019

8-5-2019_Orion_PQM_WSTF

Propulsion test that simulates an abort-to-orbit scenario in which the spacecraft’s service module must place Orion...

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NASA image: STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, SSME abort at KSC LC Pad 39A
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Mar 22, 1993

STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, SSME abort at KSC LC Pad 39A

S93-31601 (March 1993) --- The second Space Shuttle launch attempt of 1993 comes to an abrupt halt when one of the...

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NASA image: Inside KSC! Jan. 10, 2020
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Jan 10, 2020

Inside KSC! Jan. 10, 2020

Description Goes HereNASA and the European Space Agency are preparing to launch Solar Orbiter, a mission that will...

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NASA image: Inside KSC! Nov. 8, 2019
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Nov 8, 2019

Inside KSC! Nov. 8, 2019

Inside KSC with Andrew Scarborough. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner completed the Pad Abort Test, November 4, at the U.S....

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NASA image: Launch Abort System Abort Motor Firing
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Jun 15, 2017

Launch Abort System Abort Motor Firing

The abort motor for Orion’s launch abort system fired for five seconds in a test at the Promontory, Utah facility of...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0948
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0948

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0950
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Apr 21, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: Artemis II Abort Motor mated to Jettison Motor
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Apr 15, 2020

Artemis II Abort Motor mated to Jettison Motor

The launch abort motor is integrated with the jettison motor for Orion’s launch abort system (LAS) for Artemis II,...

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NASA image: Artemis II Abort Motor mated to Jettison Motor with Artemis I LA
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Apr 15, 2020

Artemis II Abort Motor mated to Jettison Motor with Artemis I LA

The launch abort motor is integrated with the jettison motor for Orion’s launch abort system (LAS) for Artemis II,...

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NASA image: Surrounded by work platforms, the full-scale Orion AFT crew module (center) is undergoing preparations for the first flight test of Orion's launch abort system.
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May 20, 2008

Surrounded by work platforms, the full-scale Orion AFT crew module (center) is undergoing preparations for the first flight test of Orion's launch abort system.

Surrounded by work platforms, NASA's first full-scale Orion abort flight test (AFT) crew module (center) is...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0946
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0946

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers on an upper level watch as the left-hand...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0944
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0944

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0297
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Feb 18, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis is outfitted with its left Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0298
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Feb 18, 2005

KSC-05pd-0298

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians discuss the left Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod installed on Space...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0941
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0941

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0949
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0949

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers stand by as the left-hand Orbital...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0300
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Feb 18, 2005

KSC-05pd-0300

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Process Facility bay 1, the installation of the left Orbital Maneuvering...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0299
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Feb 18, 2005

KSC-05pd-0299

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians install the left Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod on Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0942
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0942

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0947
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0947

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the left-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0943
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0943

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers check the lifting of the left-hand Orbital...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd0945
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Apr 21, 2004

KSC-04pd0945

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker on an upper level watches as the left-hand...

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NASA image: Artemis II Launch Abort Motor Arrival
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Apr 13, 2020

Artemis II Launch Abort Motor Arrival

The launch abort motor for Orion’s launch abort system (LAS) for Artemis II, enclosed in its shipping container,...

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