 Launch of Ascent Abort-2 | |
| Mission type | In-flight abort test |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Mission duration | 3 minutes 13 seconds |
| Apogee | 31,000 ft (9,400 m) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Orion test article |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 2, 2019, 11:00 UTC (07:00 EDT) |
| Rocket | Orion Abort Test Booster (modified Minotaur IV first stage) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| |
Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) was a test of the launch escape system (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft.[1]
The test followed Orion's Pad Abort-1 test in 2010, and Exploration Flight Test-1 in 2014 in which the capsule first flew in space. It precedes an uncrewed flight of Orion around the Moon as the Artemis 1 mission, and paves the way for human use of Orion in subsequent missions of the Artemis program.
The test flight took place on July 2, 2019 at 07:00 ET (11:00 UTC). The flight was successful, and the launch abort system performed as designed.[2]
- ^ Brown, Katherine (July 2, 2019). "Successful Orion Test Brings NASA Closer to Moon, Mars Missions". NASA. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ascent Abort-2". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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