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NASA abort test builds on Apollo legacy to keep Artemis crews safe [i]NASA's efforts to return humans to the lunar surface took a short but critical leap forward on Tuesday (July 2), in a test that evoked the last time the space agency shot for the moon. The Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) test, part of NASA's Artemis moon program, lasted only three minutes, but the 6-mile-high (10-kilometer) flight validated the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will keep astronauts safe in the event of a catastrophic failure during their climb into space.[/i]
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