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New NASA Spacecraft Under Construction in New Orleans:

Construction has begun on the first new NASA orbit-bound, human spacecraft to be built in 20
years. Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have started welding and
machining the first Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The craft is scheduled for a test flight in
2013, during which the unmanned vehicle will orbit the Earth several times. NASA's last
spacecraft built to orbit humans was space shuttle Endeavour, which was completed in 1991.
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<blockquote data-quote="Randall" data-source="post: 150620" data-attributes="member: 2682">New NASA Spacecraft Under Construction in New Orleans:&nbsp;<img src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Health/ht_orion_space_nt_121231_wg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp;Construction has begun on the first new NASA orbit-bound, human spacecraft to be built in 20 years. Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have started welding and machining the first Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The craft is scheduled for a test flight in 2013, during which the unmanned vehicle will orbit the Earth several times. NASA&#039;s last spacecraft built to orbit humans was space shuttle Endeavour, which was completed in 1991. <ul>
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