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The Ascent Abort-2 test flight launched on July 2, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The mission was to test the launch abort system aboard NASA's Orion capsule so astronauts will be kept safe if an anomaly occurs during the return to Earth from space. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Rainier)

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