By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Mindful of two U.S. space accidents last week, NASA unveiled plans on Thursday for the first test flight of its Orion capsule, designed to eventually fly astronauts to Mars. The capsule, built by Lockheed Martin, will fly without a crew on its debut test run scheduled for Dec. 4, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orion will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket, built by a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The test flight follows unrelated accidents last week involving two commercial space companies. ...
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