1 00:00:08,780 --> 00:00:02,840 hi I'm NASA Kennedy's Mirai Ella priests 2 00:00:13,999 --> 00:00:08,790 and I'm taking you inside KSC two one 3 00:00:15,499 --> 00:00:14,009 ignition the Orion spacecraft launch 4 00:00:17,689 --> 00:00:15,509 abort system has shown it can carry 5 00:00:19,849 --> 00:00:17,699 astronauts to safety in the unlikely 6 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:19,859 event of a launch emergency it lifted 7 00:00:23,779 --> 00:00:21,630 off July 2nd from the Cape Canaveral Air 8 00:00:25,730 --> 00:00:23,789 Force Station at about six miles in 9 00:00:27,890 --> 00:00:25,740 altitude the abort system hold the crew 10 00:00:30,019 --> 00:00:27,900 module away from its booster look the 11 00:00:31,730 --> 00:00:30,029 capsule overage proper orientation and 12 00:00:34,069 --> 00:00:31,740 released it to descend to the Atlantic 13 00:00:35,060 --> 00:00:34,079 Ocean dramatic demonstration only took 14 00:00:37,490 --> 00:00:35,070 about three minutes 15 00:00:38,869 --> 00:00:37,500 NASA recovered a dozen data recorders 16 00:00:40,729 --> 00:00:38,879 that will help the team analyze the 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:40,739 system's performance the test is yet 18 00:00:44,869 --> 00:00:42,690 another milestone in nasa's preparation 19 00:00:47,770 --> 00:00:44,879 for artemis missions to the moon and 20 00:00:50,090 --> 00:00:47,780 ultimately astronaut missions to mars 21 00:00:51,979 --> 00:00:50,100 nasa's mobile launcher made its final 22 00:00:54,650 --> 00:00:51,989 solo journey to kennedy's launch complex 23 00:00:56,510 --> 00:00:54,660 39b on June 27 carried atop 24 00:00:58,369 --> 00:00:56,520 crawler-transporter to the towering 25 00:01:01,279 --> 00:00:58,379 structure with the 10-hour move from the 26 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:01,289 Vehicle Assembly Building or VAB out to 27 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:02,730 the launch pad for a final round of 28 00:01:06,410 --> 00:01:04,350 testing when those activities are 29 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:06,420 complete for the end of September the 30 00:01:10,219 --> 00:01:08,400 mobile launcher will turn to the VAB the 31 00:01:11,450 --> 00:01:10,229 next time it moves to the launch pad it 32 00:01:13,940 --> 00:01:11,460 will be carrying the Space Launch System 33 00:01:15,410 --> 00:01:13,950 rocket and Orion spacecraft in 34 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:15,420 preparation for the launch of Artemis