Latest Orion abort modes Stories

ATK Delivers Inert Launch Abort Motor for Orion Spacecraft Exploration Flight Test 1

2013-02-21 16:20:22

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) successfully delivered a launch abort motor to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) of NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, scheduled to fly next year. The test flight abort motor is configured with inert propellant, since the EFT-1 mission will have no crew on board, but otherwise replicates the launch abort system that will ensure astronaut safety on future crewed Orion exploration...

NASA Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts

2012-09-27 14:20:05

HAMPTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA's Orion spacecraft crew module recently completed a final series of water impact tests in the Hydro Impact Basin at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The campaign of swing and vertical drops simulated various water landing scenarios to account for different velocities, parachute...

Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Spacecraft Completed By NASA

2012-08-29 10:50:06

NASA Tuesday successfully completed another parachute test of its Orion spacecraft high above the skies of the U.S. Yuma Army Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. The test examined the maximum pressure Orion's parachutes might face when returning from exploration missions. Orion will be the most advanced spacecraft ever designed and carry astronauts farther into space than ever before. It will provide emergency abort capability, sustain astronauts during space travel and provide safe...

Another Successful Orion Parachute Test Completed By NASA

2012-07-19 08:33:23

NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. A C-17 plane dropped a test version of Orion from an altitude of 25,000 feet above the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern...

NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test

2012-07-18 14:20:06

HOUSTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft's orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) A C-17 plane...

NASA Conducts New Orion Parachute Test

2012-03-02 04:18:19

On Feb. 29, NASA successfully conducted another drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. An Air Force C-17 plane dropped a test version of Orion from an altitude of 25,000 feet above the...

ATK to Prepare Orion Abort Motor for 2014 Test Flight of NASA's Orion Capsule

2012-02-28 08:00:00

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) today began conversion of the main abort motor for NASA's first Exploration Flight Test of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle slated for 2014 from Kennedy Space Center. The inert system was recently returned to ATK's facility in Salt Lake City, Utah from Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Waterton facility in Denver where the system successfully completed a series of rigorous acoustic and modal tests. The abort motor is...

NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Testing For Orbital Test Flight

2011-12-22 04:26:51

NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert Tuesday in preparation for its orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. A C-130 plane dropped the Orion test article from an altitude of 25,000 feet above the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds. Orion's drogue chutes were...

NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Testing for Orbital Test Flight

2011-12-21 10:10:00

HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert Tuesday in preparation for its orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) A C-130 plane dropped the...

Aerojet Completes Acceptance Testing on Second R-4D Development Engine Supporting NASA's Orion Service Module

2010-11-01 16:28:00

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, in conjunction with Lockheed Martin and NASA, successfully completed acceptance testing on the second R-4D development engine. The R-4D is the Aerojet engine that will be used on NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle for the service module auxiliary propulsion. Eight R-4D engines, arranged in four pods of two each, will provide thrust for critical Orion maneuvers. The R-4D acceptance testing...