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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of the Orion spacecraft’s ascent abort vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

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NASA TV coverage of the Orion ascent abort test begins at 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT), and will be available on this page.