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Launch Abort System
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Come Checkout Constellation on the Move in Las Cruces,N.M. Jun 17, 2009 03:03:31 PM | Constellation
 
A mockup of NASA’s nearly 45-foot long launch abort system for the crew exploration vehicle, Orion, will be on display Thursday, June 18 at New Mexico State University.
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Constellation on the Move May 06, 2009 02:42:25 PM | Constellation
 
The jettison motor for Orion's first launch abort system flight test was sent to the White Sands Missile Range.
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NASA and Orion Industry Team Conduct Ground Test Firing Apr 17, 2009 11:17:26 AM | Constellation
 
NASA and the Orion Industry Team have successfully test fired a sub-scale attitude control motor thruster for the launch abort system of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle.
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Heading Toward White Sands Mar 11, 2009 03:25:10 PM | Constellation
 
A full-scale mock-up of NASA’s Orion crew module was loaded into the mouth of a C-17 cargo plane Tuesday and took flight Wednesday morning.
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O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A! Mar 06, 2009 12:44:24 PM | Constellation
 
Here's a picture of the mockup of the Orion launch abort system sitting in front of the Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.
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Constellation on the Move Apr 17, 2009 11:15:41 AM | Constellation
 
If you're heading through America's Sunbelt this week, you might look out your car window to see driving alongside you a nearly 45-foot-long (13.7 m) rocket assembly mock-up.
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What Does It Mean to 'Human Rate' a Rocket? Feb 04, 2009 11:20:42 AM | Constellation
 
What does it really mean to put people on the top of a rocket and send them into space, and how does NASA tackle this challenge?
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