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Hey, I'm NASA Kennedy's Deantae Cooper, taking
you inside KSC.

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Kennedy and NASA have moved a step closer
to the nation’s next giant leap in human

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space exploration.

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The first Orion spacecraft built for the demands
of human spaceflight was moved to the launch

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pad and lifted atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket
for its uncrewed flight test on December 4.

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Future Orion missions will carry astronauts
farther into space than ever before.

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I've got to tell you, this is special.

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This is our first step on the journey to Mars.

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The Kennedy team that’ll recover Orion from
the Pacific Ocean after its flight test landing,

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has been practicing thousands of miles away
– indoors.

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Inside the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at Houston’s
Johnson Space Center, crews rehearsed contingency

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scenarios to ensure Orion’s safe recovery.

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What they drill in the NBL will also prepare
teams to safely secure future spacecraft and

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astronauts upon their return from deep space.