New Orion Craft Test: Abort Motor November 21, 2008
Posted by Nick Azer in : Ares I, Ares V, Constellation, NASA, Orion (craft), Youtube , trackbackYou know a test went well when it shot flames 100 feet into the air.
Especially when there was video of it:
That is the second (the first being back in April) test of the Orion craft‘s abort motor; the Orion being the successor to the Space Shuttle, and the craft that will get NASA astronauts back to the Moon (with the Altair serving as the lander).
Despite the spectacularly dangerous-looking results, the abort motor is actually a safety feature: it would direct the Orion craft away from the Ares rockets in the event of a launch malfunction.
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