Test Launch An Ascent Abort-2 test flight launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., July 2, 2019. The mission, supported by the Air Force's 45th Space Wing, was to test the launch abort system aboard NASA's Orion capsule so astronauts will be kept safe if an anomaly occurs during the return to Earth from space. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.21 MB) Photo By: James Rainier, Air Force VIRIN: 190702-F-UT715-1004C.JPG Photo Gallery