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ED09-0232-11 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is photographed prior to loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA

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ED09-0232-09 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is photographed prior to loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-14 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is positioned for loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-20 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is positioned for loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-29 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is positioned for loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-30 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is positioned for loading onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-40 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is loaded onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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ED09-0232-41 (18 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion crew module that will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort-1 flight test is loaded onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 18, 2009 for airlift to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The first of five planned launch abort flight tests in NASA's Constellation program, Pad Abort 1 is scheduled for early 2010 from the new launch pad at White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08579 (19 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion Pad Abort (PA-1) test article arrives from Dryden Flight Research Center by air to Holloman Air Force Base. The carrier was a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17. From here the test article is headed by trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08580 (19 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion Pad Abort (PA-1) test article arrives from Dryden Flight Research Center by air to Holloman Air Force Base. The carrier was a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17. From here the test article is headed by trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. Photo Credit: NASA.


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WSTF0809-E-08581 (19 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion Pad Abort (PA-1) test article is unloaded from a Mississippi AirNational Guard C-17, which carried it from Dryden Flight Research Center to Holloman Air Force Base. From here the test article is headed by trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08582 (19 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion Pad Abort (PA-1) test article is unloaded from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17, which carried it from Dryden Flight Research Center to Holloman Air Force Base. From here the test article is headed by trailer for the White Sands Missile Range. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08583 (19 Aug. 2009) --- The Orion Pad Abort (PA-1) test article is unloaded from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17, which carried it from Dryden Flight Research Center to Holloman Air Force Base. From here the test article is headed by trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08584 (20 Aug. 2009) --- At Holloman Air Force Base, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article has been offloaded from the C-17 seen in the background for trailer transport to White Sands Missile Range. The test article was flown via the C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08585 (20 Aug. 2009) --- At Holloman Air Force Base, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article has been offloaded from a C-17 and placed on a trailer for transport to White Sands Missile Range. The test article, partially visible behind the 18-wheeler's cabin, was flown via the C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08586 (21 Aug. 2009) --- On a New Mexico roadway near Holloman Air Force Base, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article starts its trek aboard a tractor trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. The test article was flown via a C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08587 (21 Aug. 2009) --- On a New Mexico roadway near Holloman Air Force Base, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article starts its trek aboard a tractor trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. The test article was flown via a C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08588 (21 Aug. 2009) --- On a New Mexico roadway, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article makes its trek aboard a tractor trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. The test article, seen in the center of the frame, was flown via a C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman Air Force Base to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA


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WSTF0809-E-08589 (21 Aug. 2009) --- On a New Mexico roadway, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article makes a brief stop during its trek aboard a tractor trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. The test article was flown via a C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman Air Force Base to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands.


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WSTF0809-E-08590 (21 Aug. 2009) --- On a New Mexico roadway, the Orion crew module Pad Abort (PA-1) test article makes its trek aboard a tractor trailer to the White Sands Missile Range. The test article, seen in the center of the frame, was flown via a C-17 from Edwards Air Force Base and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California to Holloman Air Force Base to begin the last stage of the trip to White Sands. Photo Credit: NASA