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Ascent Abort-2 Liftoff

NASA / KSC · 2019-07-02 · photograph (digital archive)

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A view of Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Florida, during sunrise on July 2, 2019. Crowds will soon gather to watch as a Northrop Grumman provided booster launches from Launch Pad 46, carrying a fully functional Launch Abort System with a test version of Orion attached for NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2). Launch time was 7 a.m. EDT. During AA-2, the booster will send the LAS and Orion to an altitude of 31,000 feet, traveling at Mach 1.15 (more than 1,000 mph).

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Ascent Abort-2 AA-2 Orion Launch Abort System LAS abort test Moon to Mars Launch Pad 46 Artemis 2

Credit lineAscent Abort-2 Liftoff. NASA/KSC, 2019-07-02. Public domain. ID: KSC-20190702-PH_JBS01_0184.

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