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Around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time astronauts will come along for the ride. but theyre not surprised by the delays. this is the first time weve taken the count anywhere close to zero. weve done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we havent tried to take it all the way to flight yet. so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. were doing the test. we wont go till were read...

Were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule called 0rion into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time astronauts will come along for the ride. but theyre not surprised by the delays. this is the first time weve taken the count anywhere close to zero. weve done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we havent tried to take it all the way to flight yet. so there are many, many opportunities ...