Season 2 is here! In this episode, we explore Orion's Launch Abort System, or LAS, that’s designed to keep astronauts safe during the launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. A key LAS researcher speaks from the control room of an active wind tunnel where we’re testing SLS. NASA will put LAS under a full-stress test on July 2 called Ascent Abort Test 2 (AA-2) to qualify it for spaceflight. Watch AA-2 live on NASA TV starting at 6:40 a.m. July 2: https://go.nasa.gov/29rEJNJ | NASA Langley

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