Orion Ascent Abort-2
Orion Ascent Abort-2 was an uncrewed flight test of the launch abort system under demanding ascent conditions on July 2, 2019. A modified Peacekeeper booster launched a test crew module and fully functional abort system from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 46. At about six miles in altitude, the abort motor pulled the capsule away; attitude-control and jettison motors then reoriented and released it for descent.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ascent Abort-2Ascent Abort 2AA-2Orion AA-2
- Name
- Orion Ascent Abort-2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Orion Ascent Abort-2 was an uncrewed flight test of the launch abort system under demanding ascent conditions on July 2, 2019. A modified Peacekeeper booster launched a test crew module and fully functional abort system from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 46. At about six miles in altitude, the abort motor pulled the capsule away; attitude-control and jettison motors then reoriented and released it for descent.
- Destination
- Suborbital ascent-abort test over the Atlantic Ocean
- End Date
- 2019-07-02
- Outcome
- Successfully demonstrated the escape sequence during high aerodynamic stress. The simplified test capsule carried no parachutes and was not intended for recovery; it descended into the Atlantic while ejecting twelve data recorders for collection and analysis. The approximately three-minute flight supplied evidence for Orion's crew escape system.
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- Start Date
- 2019-07-02
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/ascent-abort-2/
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:29:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:29:34 UTC
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