NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, at left, and astronaut candidate Kayla Barron tour the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) and visit with workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Barron and Bresnik viewed the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will be used for the Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) Flight Test. AA-2 is a full-stress test of the LAS, scheduled for Spring 2019. AA-2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 46, carrying a fully functional LAS and a 22,000-pound Orion test vehicle to an altitude of 31,000 feet and traveling at more than 1,000 miles an hour. The test will verify the LAS can steer the crew module and astronauts aboard to safety in the event of an issue with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket when the spacecraft is under the highest aerodynamic loads it will experience during a rapid climb into space. NASA's Orion and Exploration Ground Systems programs and contractors from Jacob's and Northrop Grumman in conjunction with the Air Force Space and Missile Center's Launch Operations branch are performing flight operations for AA-2.

Astronaut candidate Kayla Barron tours the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Barron viewed the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will be used for the Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) Flight Test. AA-2 is a full-stress test of the LAS, scheduled for Spring 2019. AA-2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 46, carrying a fully functional LAS and a 22,000-pound Orion test vehicle to an altitude of 31,000 feet and traveling at more than 1,000 miles an hour. The test will verify the LAS can steer the crew module and astronauts aboard to safety in the event of an issue with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket when the spacecraft is under the highest aerodynamic loads it will experience during a rapid climb into space. NASA's Orion and Exploration Ground Systems programs and contractors from Jacob's and Northrop Grumman in conjunction with the Air Force Space and Missile Center's Launch Operations branch are performing flight operations for AA-2.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, center, and astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, far right, tour the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. They viewed all of the hardware in the high bay that is being processed for Exploration Mission-1 and Exploration Mission-2. Accompanying them are Jules Schneider, director, Assembly, Test and Launch Operations (ATLO) with Lockheed Martin; Nathan Varn, senior manager, ATLO with Lockheed Martin; and Glenn Chin, deputy manager, NASA Orion Production Operations.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik examines a heat-resistant tile sample inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Feb. 12, 2019. Bresnik also viewed additional spaceflight hardware being processed for Exploration Mission-1 and Exploration Mission-2.

Astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, center, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, far right, tour the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) and visit with workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Barron and Bresnik viewed the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will be used for the Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) Flight Test. AA-2 is a full-stress test of the LAS, scheduled for Spring 2019. AA-2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 46, carrying a fully functional LAS and a 22,000-pound Orion test vehicle to an altitude of 31,000 feet and traveling at more than 1,000 miles an hour. The test will verify the LAS can steer the crew module and astronauts aboard to safety in the event of an issue with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket when the spacecraft is under the highest aerodynamic loads it will experience during a rapid climb into space. NASA's Orion and Exploration Ground Systems programs and contractors from Jacob's and Northrop Grumman in conjunction with the Air Force Space and Missile Center's Launch Operations branch are performing flight operations for AA-2.

Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, second from left, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, at right, view the Crew Module for Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 on Feb. 12, 2019.

Astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, second from left, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik tour the high bay inside the Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Behind them is the Orion pressure vessel for Exploration Mission-2. Work is in progress to prepare Orion for its crewed mission launching on the Space Launch System rocket.

NASA astronaut candidate Kayla Barron views the Orion pressure vessel for Exploration Mission-2 in the high bay of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Work is in progress to prepare Orion for its crewed mission launching on the Space Launch System rocket.

Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, second from left, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, at right, view the European Service Module for Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 on Feb. 12, 2019.

Astronaut candidate Kayla Barron, at left, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik tour the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. They viewed the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will be used for the Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) Flight Test. AA-2 is a full-stress test of the LAS, scheduled for Spring 2019. AA-2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 46, carrying a fully functional LAS and a 22,000-pound Orion test vehicle to an altitude of 31,000 feet and traveling at more than 1,000 miles an hour. The test will verify the LAS can steer the crew module and astronauts aboard to safety in the event of an issue with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket when the spacecraft is under the highest aerodynamic loads it will experience during a rapid climb into space. NASA's Orion and Exploration Ground Systems programs and contractors from Jacob's and Northrop Grumman in conjunction with the Air Force Space and Missile Center's Launch Operations branch are performing flight operations for AA-2.

Astronaut candidate Kayla Barron examines a heat-resistant tile sample inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Feb. 12, 2019. Barron also viewed additional spaceflight hardware being processed for Exploration Mission-1 and Exploration Mission-2.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, center, and astronaut candidate Kayla Barron tour the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. They viewed the European Service Module for Orion’s Exploration Mission-1, and the pressure vessel for Exploration Mission-2. Accompanying them, from left, are Glenn Chin, deputy manager, NASA Orion Production Operations; Nathan Varn, senior manager, Assembly, Test and Launch Operations with Lockheed Martin; and Carlos Garcia, NASA Orion Production Operations Launch Abort System lead. At far right is Keith Manning, representing the Flight Test Integration Team from Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and astronaut candidate Kayla Barron examine heat-resistant tile samples inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Feb. 12, 2019. They also viewed additional spaceflight hardware being processed for Exploration Mission-1 and Exploration Mission-2.