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Through its paces — so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule called orion 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 they're not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't 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 tes...

They came so close — the countdown stopping at t—minus 40 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket — it hasn�*t really been put through its paces — so it�*s no surprise the engineers 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 they�*re not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we�...

It's not going to fly until it's ready. there are millions of components of this rocket and its systems. and, needless to say, the complexity is daunting when you bring it all into the focus of a countdown. they came so close — the countdown stopping at t—minus a0 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket — it hasn't really been put through its paces — so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra—cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule called 0rion into orbit around the moon befor...

Called 0rion, into deep space, to go 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 they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't 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. we're doing the test. we won't go till we're ready, but i really hope we're ready. data from...

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 they're not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't 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. we're doing the test. we won't go till we're ready, but i really hope we're ready. data from the rocket is now being pored over, to find out e...