Orion: America's Next Generation Spacecraft (4.7 Mb PDF) - NASA
Orion: America's Next Generation Spacecraft (4.7 Mb PDF) - NASA
Orion: America's Next Generation Spacecraft (4.7 Mb PDF) - NASA
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ORION LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM<br />
<strong>Orion</strong>’s launch abort system is designed to provide<br />
a safe, reliable method to evacuate crewmembers<br />
in emergency situations. Mounted over the <strong>Orion</strong><br />
crew module, the launch abort system will propel<br />
the module away from the rest of the vehicle if an<br />
abort is required. The Pad Abort 1 flight test that<br />
occurred in May 2010 at New Mexico’s White Sands<br />
Missile Range was the first in a series of planned<br />
in-flight demonstrations of the three new solid<br />
rocket motors and parachute landing system, and<br />
served as a successful pathfinder for <strong>Orion</strong> system<br />
integration and ground operations procedures.<br />
Jettison<br />
Motor<br />
Attitude<br />
Control<br />
Motor<br />
Nose Cone<br />
Abort<br />
Motor<br />
Fillet<br />
Ogive<br />
Fairing<br />
Crew Module
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