Watch Orbital ATK Test Fire NASA's Orion Launch Abort System

By Mike Killian, on June 16th, 2017

The abort motor for Orion’s launch abort system fired for five seconds in a test at the Promontory, Utah facility of manufacturer Orbital ATK. Credits: Orbital ATK

As summer 2017 quickly gets underway, NASA’s Orion program is making steady progress on a series of different testing programs. In the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at […]

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ATK Successfully Fires Up Orion's Launch Abort Motor Igniter in Latest Test

By Mike Killian, on October 1st, 2014

NASA and ATK successfully completed a static test of the launch abort motor igniter for the Orion crew capsule’s Launch Abort System (LAS) on Sept. 30, 2014. Photo Credit: ATK

This week ATK successfully completed a static test firing of the launch abort motor igniter for the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA’s […]

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