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Nasa, test abort system for Orion spaceship

The designers: great step forward for Artemis mission

NASA has successfully tested abort system for the spacecraft Orion, which in 2024 will have to bring the astronauts back to the Moon and then to Mars. The test, called Ascent Abort-2, was performed today at 7:00 am local time at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and was headed to verify the safety of the capsule detachment system in case of emergency during take-off. "Space launching...

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Miami, USA, 07/02/2019 17:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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