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\f0\fs24 \cf0 New Orion spacecraft to make test flight\
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NASA is preparing to launch its next-generation Orion spacecraft on an unmanned test flight. The capsule is designed to carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, to an asteroid or even to Mars\
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Delta IV Heavy Rocket: Three RS-68 engines.For future flights, Orion will lift off on new rocket,Space Launch System (SLS)\
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Launch abort system Propels crew module to safety in case of emergency on ascent\
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Orion capsule Crew and cargo transport\
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Service module\
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Spacecraft adapter\
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Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage\
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ORION CAPSULE Diameter: 16ft (5m) Length: 10ft (3.3m) Mass: 19,000-lb (8.5 tonnes)\
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On test flight capsule will carry hunks of aluminium in place of seats for ballast\
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Heat shield: Largest of its kind ever built \
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FLIGHT TEST Two orbits around Earth, duration 4hr 23 min Mission will test systems, software, radiation protection, heat shield, parachutes and recovery gear prior to crewed mission by 2021\
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Launch: Cape Canaveral\
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Landing and recovery: Pacific Ocean\
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Re-entry: Capsule will re-enter atmosphere at 20,000mph (32,187kp/h), at temperatures of up to 4,000\'b0F (2,200\'b0C).Parachutes slow craft to 20mph (32kp/h) before landing in ocean\
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Orion will fly as far as 3,600 miles (5,794km) from Earth \
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Sources: NASA, United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing\
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