NASA Shifts Orion Abort Test To Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL — A test flight of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle will shift from U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range, N.M., to a Florida-operated pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The flight, called Ascent Abort-2, is slated for late 2013 or early...

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