Construction Begins On 1st Space-bound MPCV Capsule

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NASA has kicked off construction of the first space-bound version of its next-generation deep-space vehicle, a capsule designed to carry astronauts to an asteroid or other beyond low Earth orbit destinations.On Sept. 9, engineers at NASA's Mi-choud Assembly Facility in New Orleans completed the first welds on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). The capsule under construction will be the first space-tested version of the MPCV, officials said."This marks a major milestone in NASA's ambitious plans to send humans farther into space than the nation has ever been before," NASA spokesman David Weaver said. "We're not only working to send people into deep space, we are putting people to work right here in America."