Northrop Grumman Completes Second Qualification Test of Launch Abort Motor for Orion Spacecraft

In December 2018, we completed the second qualification test for the launch abort motor for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft. The motor fired for 5 seconds with a force of just under 370,000 pounds and will be used to pull the crewed capsule away from NASA's Space Launch System in the event of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent. The next major milestone for the motor will be the Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test (AA-2) that will take place in 2019.

Learn more about the motor here: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space...

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