The test of the ESM propulsion system test article simulated an ATO firing profile. When crewed flights begin with Artemis 2, Orion will have abort capability on launch day from prior to liftoff ...

NASA is getting the hardware ready for an important test next year of the launch abort system (LAS) that Orion spacecraft will use during launch on missions to the Moon in the 2020s. At the ...

Later this year, NASA will conduct a full-up test of a launch abort system and a full-scale Orion dummy capsule. Video: NASA Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners Terms of ...

Over the next eight months, engineers and technicians from NASA and Lockheed Martin will subject the test article to the extreme conditions Orion may experience during a launch abort scenario.