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Inverted Rocket Firing Is How You Test Orion’s Launch Abort System
Inverted Rocket Firing Is How You Test Orion’s Launch Abort System

4 Apr 2022, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin announce the completion of testing for the launch abort system that will be fitted on Orion for Artemis II

 
Orion Spacecraft to Fly on July 2 for Launch Abort Test
Orion Spacecraft to Fly on July 2 for Launch Abort Test

21 Jun 2019, 15:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fitted on top of a rocket provided by Northrop Grumman, the Orion will abort launch at 31,000 feet and a speed of 1.3 Mach