NASA said Tuesday that initial results show Tuesday's test of the launch abort system for the Orion spacecraft was "perfect." The uncrewed test, called Ascent Abort-2, was to see whether the abort ...

Launch abort systems are not a new idea, but Orion is a new piece of hardware. NASA needs to make sure the abort system works as intended because it's the difference between saving and losing the ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — They call it Orion. NASA's first deep-space capsule since the Apollo era is poised to launch on its maiden voyage Thursday (Dec. 4), and you can watch the action live online.

NASA has completed a key test in preparing for its planned crewed space mission to return to the Moon, successfully testing the Launch Abort System (LAS for short) for its Orion spacecraft.

The Orion's heat shield was made by the people at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, and United Launch Alliance in Centennial built the rocket that will lift it into space. The whole event will be able ...