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NASA Marshall, North Alabama Companies Play Big Part in Orion’s First Flight

The Orion spacecraft undergoes assembly operations inside the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center.
The Marshall Center, Lockheed Martin and other North Alabama companies have provided critical support on the launch abort system and other key components of the spacecraft, as well as the stage adapter, ahead of Orion's first flight in December.

The Orion spacecraft undergoes assembly operations in early October inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Marshall Center, Lockheed Martin and other North Alabama companies have provided critical support on the launch abort system and other key components of the spacecraft, as well as the stage adapter, ahead of Orion’s first flight in December.

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