NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and contractor personnel conducted an Abort To Orbit (ATO) test case last week for the Orion spacecraft using the Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) at the ...
Following the successful July Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA’s Orion crewed spacecraft, the space agency is reviewing the data collected with its contractors.
Unlike the space shuttle, NASA's next human-rated space vehicle, Orion, will have a quick and dirty method of getting astronauts the heck away from their booster in the event of a launch emergency.
On Thursday evening, NASA is sending a new, $23 million toilet to the International Space Station. It's meant as a test: Astronauts on the ISS will test the toilet out before NASA installs an ...
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