Sunday, May 09, 2010

PAD ABORT 1 (PA-1), the first fully integrated flight test of the launch abort system being developed for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, launched May 6 at White Sands Missile Range, NM in a completely successful flight. The video is here.

Note the speed at which the crew capsule is jerked away and the reorientation of the capsule prior to parachute deployment. Simply amazing.

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