NASA Prepares for First Unmanned Test of Orion

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A time-lapse movie of the construction of the Orion crew module pad-abort mock-up. Credit: NASASean Smith
A time-lapse movie of the construction of the Orion crew module pad-abort mock-up. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith

Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months.


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