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NASA performs extreme test on its moon spacecraft and releases footage

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NASA engineers tested Orion 's launch abort system in Ohio .

The spacecraft will launch on Artemis II , scheduled for April 2026 , and Artemis III , set for mid-2027 .

Artemis II will send four astronauts on a voyage around the moon, but they won't land on the lunar surface.