BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORE STATION – Nasa Television will broadcast the launch and pre-launch activities for the Ascent Abort-2 flight test of the launch abort system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft’s, which will help pave the way for Artemis missions with astronauts to the Moon and then Mars.

Mark Kirasich, Orion program manager Jenny Devolites, Ascent Abort-2 test conductor Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut

The launch and preview news conference will air on NASA TV and the agency’s website .

During approximately three minutes of flight, a booster will loft the test capsule about six miles into the atmosphere to experience high-stress aerodynamic conditions, at which point the abort sequence will be triggered to carry the crew module a safe distance from the rocket.

The test flight will help ensure the safety of astronauts in the unlikely event an emergency arises as they rocket into space.

Through the Artemis program, the next American Moon walkers will depart Earth aboard Orion and begin a new era of exploration.