Propulsion test that simulates an abort-to-orbit scenario in which the spacecraft’s service module must place Orion in a safe orbit because of a problem after the abort system has been jettisoned. The recent Ascent Abort-2 test proved Orion’s launch abort system works during the climb to orbit. This ground-based test will use a qualification unit of the service module propulsion system to fire the Orbital Maneuvering System engine, eight auxiliary thrusters and six reaction control thrusters.
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NASA ID
8-5-2019_Orion_PQM_WSTF
Date Created
August 5, 2019
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JSC
Media Type
video
Photographer
Radislav Sinyak
Location
White Sands Test Facility, New Mexico
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