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Elements for the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion pressure vessel are prepared for welding at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Sept. 7, 2011. Orion’s pressure vessel is underlying frame of the crew module that will provide an air-tight, habitable space for astronauts on future missions to the Moon. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.